School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
J Sex Med. 2021 Jan;18(1):179-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.10.013. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
While links between pornography use and couple relational well-being have been the subject of multiple research studies, less attention has been paid to the associations between pornography use and specific sexual behavior within the relationship.
This study aimed to explore associations between each partner's pornography use, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, and intercourse/non-intercourse sexual behavior. The confounding and moderating role of religiosity was also explored.
A dyadic sample of 240 heterosexual couples was used. Measurement assessed pornography use, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, and sexual behavior.
Sexual satisfaction as well as intercourse and non-intercourse sexual behaviors were examined.
Results suggested consistent gendered differences where female pornography use was directly associated with higher reports of female sexual desire, whereas male pornography use was directly associated with more male but less female partner desire and lower overall male sexual satisfaction. Male pornography use was also indirectly associated with sexual satisfaction for both partners and non-intercourse behaviors within the relationship through sexual desire. Overall, religiosity had little impact on the results of the study.
The complex associations between pornography use, sexual desire, and sexual behaviors suggested by our results highlight the importance of comprehensive and systemic assessment and education around sexuality when working with individuals and couples.
STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS: The main strength of this study is the use of dyadic data. The main limitation is the cross-sectional nature of the data CONCLUSION: The associations between pornography use and a variety of outcomes are highly nuanced. This study provides an important step forward in more fully accounting for the complications of pornography use in a relationship. Willoughby BJ, Leonhardt ND, Augustus RA. Associations Between Pornography Use and Sexual Dynamics Among Heterosexual Couples. J Sex Med 2021;18:179-192.
尽管色情制品使用与夫妻关系幸福之间的联系已经成为多项研究的主题，但人们对色情制品使用与关系内特定性行为之间的关联关注较少。
本研究旨在探讨每对伴侣的色情制品使用、性欲、性满足感与性交/非性交性行为之间的关联。还探讨了宗教信仰的混杂和调节作用。
使用了 240 对异性恋夫妇的对偶样本。测量评估了色情制品使用、性欲、性满足感和性行为。
性满足感以及性交和非性交性行为都得到了检查。
结果表明存在一致的性别差异，即女性色情制品使用与女性性欲的报告增加直接相关，而男性色情制品使用与男性性欲增加但女性性欲降低以及男性整体性满足感降低直接相关。男性色情制品使用还通过性欲与双方的性满意度和关系内的非性交行为间接相关。总体而言，宗教信仰对研究结果的影响不大。
我们的研究结果表明，色情制品使用、性欲和性行为之间存在复杂的关联，这突出了在与个人和夫妇合作时，全面系统地评估和教育性的重要性。
本研究的主要优势在于使用了对偶数据。主要限制是数据的横断面性质。
色情制品使用与各种结果之间的关联非常复杂。本研究为更全面地解释关系中色情制品使用的复杂性提供了重要的一步。
