Departments of Psychology and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
J Sex Res. 2020 May-Jun;57(5):597-609. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2019.1639036. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
Given that the sharing of genital images - colloquially known as "dick pics" - has become a widespread phenomenon, the purpose of the present study was to explore men's motivations for sending unsolicited images of their genitalia. A secondary purpose was to investigate the personality and sexuality characteristics of men who send dick pics relative to those who do not. 1,087 men completed an online survey, which included a demographic questionnaire and measures of narcissism, exhibitionism, erotophilia-erotophobia, and sexism. Also included was a measure developed specifically for the current study exploring the motivations behind sending unsolicited genital pictures as well as reactions senders hoped to elicit from their recipients. We determined that the most frequently reported motivational category for sending genital images was a transactional mindset (i.e., motivated by hopes of receiving images in return), while the most commonly desired reaction from recipients was that of sexual excitement. Further, we determined that men who reported having sent unsolicited dick pics demonstrated higher levels of narcissism and endorsed greater ambivalent and hostile sexism than their non-sending counterparts. This study is among the first to provide empirical evidence into the motivations and personality characteristics of men who send unsolicited dick pics.
鉴于生殖器图像的共享——俗称“ dick pics”——已成为一种普遍现象，本研究旨在探讨男性发送未经请求的生殖器图像的动机。次要目的是调查与不发送 dick pics 的男性相比，发送 dick pics 的男性的个性和性特征。1087 名男性完成了一项在线调查，其中包括人口统计问卷以及自恋、表现欲、性欲-性厌恶和性别歧视的测量。还包括为当前研究专门开发的一项措施，该措施旨在探讨发送未经请求的生殖器图片背后的动机以及发送者希望从接收者那里得到的反应。我们确定，发送生殖器图片的最常报告的动机类别是交易心态（即，希望收到图片作为回报），而接收者最常希望的反应是性兴奋。此外，我们确定发送了未经请求的 dick pics 的男性比没有发送的男性表现出更高的自恋水平，并表现出更大的矛盾和敌对的性别歧视。这项研究是首次提供有关发送未经请求的 dick pics 的男性的动机和个性特征的实证证据。
