Date of Award

Spring 6-12-2024

Document Type

Honors Project

University Scholars Director

Dr. Joshua Tom

First Advisor/Committee Member

Dr. Brian Gill

Second Advisor/Committee Member

Dr. Geri Mason

Keywords

pornography, consumption, production, COVID-19

Abstract

The present study investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of porn, shifts in the production of porn consumed between men and women, and the breakdown of any pattern in adult content via film, pictures, and audio. A quantitative approach was done by using R to analyze data pulled off of Pornhub, Reddit’s GoneWildAudio subreddit, and Archive of Our Own from 2018 to 2023. Statistical inference and modeling is used to attempt to find a pattern in the production of online porn across three mediums over several years before, during, and after the pandemic. Regardless of events and conditions that occurred during or due to the pandemic, there seems to be no decrease in production of works on the analyzed platforms. Newly uploaded works seem to follow a linear relationship with time even when consumers may be facing financial, social, mental, or physical hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it may be possible that any pattern that persisted before any crisis continues to. Given how large the porn industry has grown and how underanalyzed the production of porn is across several mediums during times of financial and social hardship more research is crucial to understanding the economic impact on the consumption and production of porn.

Comments

A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Liberal Arts Seattle Pacific University 2024

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