Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11110/25:10497719 RIV/00216208:11410/25:10497719
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=BmkIrIhSWF" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=BmkIrIhSWF</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00040" target="_blank" >10.1556/2006.2024.00040</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study
Original language description
Background and aims: Despite a growing body of research on pornography use among women, there is a lack of understanding of the problematic versus non-problematic nature. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between women's motivations for pornography use and sexual wellbeing using a cross-sectional, self-report survey design among participants from 42 countries. Methods: The total sample included 82,243 participants, of whom 46,874 (57.0%) identified as women and were analyzed. The participants' age averaged at M = 29.67 years, with a standard deviation of SD = 10.11. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing their motivations for pornography use, as well as measures of sexual functioning, sexual desire, and sexual satisfaction. Results: Study results suggest that across cultures, women's motivations for pornography use are associated with their sexual wellbeing. Specifically, when women reported using pornography for their own pleasure or sexual curiosity, it was associated with fewer sexual functioning problems and higher sexual desire. Conversely, when women reported using pornography due to a lack of sexual satisfaction in their relationships, it was associated with more sexual functioning problems. Discussion and conclusions: These findings highlight the need to consider the multifaceted nature of pornography use among women, including the usage motives, to fully understand associations with sexual wellbeing. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of conducting further research utilizing longitudinal designs, to establish the directionality between pornography use motivations and sexual wellbeing among women.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30215 - Psychiatry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
ISSN
2062-5871
e-ISSN
2063-5303
Volume of the periodical
14
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
HU - HUNGARY
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
114-130
UT code for WoS article
001427299500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85218990039