A trend is sweeping college campuses nationwide as students head back to school while looking to make some extra cash. 

Creating and selling content on OnlyFans – a website that allows adults to produce and post their own sexually explicit content in exchange for money from subscribers – has become a popular way for college students to earn extra income while in school. 

The psychological impact of students posting to OnlyFans is also alarming experts, with New York City-based psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert warning about the concerning trend. 

“Psychologically, it offers instant gratification, attention, validation and income all at once,” Alpert told Fox News Digital. “Those same rewards can create dependency and affect self-worth. Students risk tying their identity and confidence to clicks and subscribers. What is framed as independence often masks a deeper vulnerability.” 

Jacobs echoes the same concerns, while warning parents that the rise of college students turning to OnlyFans to achieve online fame and fortune is threatening the future of family values. 

“If we keep moving and normalizing this type of behavior, then family values are going to be diminished,” Jacobs said. “And how are you going to have those deep roots when you send your child off into the world so that they are able to control themselves and restrain themselves from certain things?”