Research by psychologists has found that a majority of people would endorse the use of revenge porn and that those who actually post it have a distinct personality profile.
Although only 29% of participants in the study reported a likelihood to engage in revenge porn activity, 99% of people expressed at least some approval (e.g. did not feel remorse) of revenge porn being posted online when presented with a scenario about a partner walking out on them. The researchers also found that 87% of participants expressed at least some excitement or amusement with revenge porn.
Revenge porn is the act of sharing intimate, sexually graphic images and/or videos of another person onto public online platforms, such as Facebook.
The research team, led by Dr Afroditi Pina at the School of Psychology, established for the first time that there is a link between revenge porn proclivity and specific psychological characteristics.
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