AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2021 in Addictive Behaviors
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that problematic pornography consumption was associated with sexual dysfunction for both men and women.
Topic
Sexual Satisfaction
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2020 in Psychology of Men & Masculinities
KEY FINDINGS
- This qualitative study analyzed how men with problematic pornography habits discuss the effects of their pornography use. Analysis showed that their pornography use is associated with guilt and shame, increased objectification, sexual dysfunction, unhealthy expectations for sex, and poorer self-esteem and mental health outcomes.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2020 in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy Volume 46, 2020
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that increased pornography consumption was associated with men's enjoyment of degrading/uncommon sexually aggressive behaviors, while increased pornography consumption was associated with women's enjoyment of being the recipient of lightly aggressive behaviors.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2019 in Journal of Women's Health
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that women who more frequently consume pornography are more likely to rely on pornographic images or scripts to become aroused, and are more likely to conjure images of porn during sex, which in turn is associated with more insecurity about their appearance and less enjoyment of sex.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2019 in Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, 18641105
KEY FINDINGS
- Consistent with prior studies, this study found that pornography consumption had a negative effect on sexual satisfaction - particularly when porn use was used regularly.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2018 in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, Vol. 44(3), pp. 308-315
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that more frequent viewing of pornography was associated with lower levels of sexual satisfaction in couple relationships.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2017 in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 46(2), pp. 575-584
KEY FINDINGS
- Using complex couple anlyses, this study found that pornography used has a negative influence on couple's sexual satisfaction levels.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2017 in Human Communications Research, Vol. 43, pp. 315-343
KEY FINDINGS
- This meta-analysis study analyzed the results of dozens of studies and found that pornography consumption was associated with lower interpersonal satisfaction outcomes in cross‐sectional surveys, longitudinal surveys, and experiments.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2016 in Archives of Sexual Behavior
KEY FINDINGS
- Researchers found through this study that the more men consume pornography, the more they tend to rely on pornography to become aroused in real-life sexual encounters and the less they tend to enjoy intimate sexual behaviors with a partner.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2016 in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 45(1), pp. 145-158
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that patterns where one romantic partner uses porn and the other doesn't results in less relationship satisfaction.
- The use of pornography was linked to reduced relationship stability.
- Pornography use was found to be associated with lower sexual desire in couple relationships.