"Those researchers asked survey participants questions about the effects of their pornography consumption using a faulty methodology which could only yield positive results, and then presented the results as unbiased and valid despite the skewed methodology," Hawkins added.
Pornography has been receiving increasingly negative attention as more groups and individuals highlight its destructive effects on people's well-being and relationships.
Last year, the GOP at the Republican National Convention declared pornography a public health crisis as part of their platform, a few months after the state of Utah declared the same.
British comedian Russel Brand, actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rashida Jones, and former NFL player and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Terry Crews are just some of the celebrities that have recently spoken out against pornography, its addictive properties and its harmful effects on relationships.
Smartphones and other technology have made pornography more accessible than ever before, increasing the prevalence of pornography addiction. However, in response, numerous online community groups, smartphone apps and educational videos - both secular and faith-based - have launched, with the goal of helping people quit porn.
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Still, despite scientific evidence to the contrary, strong biases in favor of pornography as a healthy part of sexuality still exist.
"Pornography is so pervasive today that many individuals grew up watching it and therefore assume it is a normal and healthy part of sexuality," Haley Halverson, director of communications for NCOSE, told CNA.
"Yet, like cigarettes in the 1950s, we know that just because a practice is popularly accepted doesn't mean it is healthy or beneficial."