Self-Assessed Effects of Pornography Use on Personal Sex Life: Results from a Large-Scale Study of Norwegian Adults

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Goran Koletić
• Author: Aleksandar Štulhofer
• Author: Gert Martin Hald
• Author: Bente Træen
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Sociology)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Specific Sociologies

Abstract (english)

Objectives. The study explored characteristics associated with the self-assessed effects of pornography use on one’s personal sex life. Methods. Data were collected in a probability- based sample of Norwegian adults (n = 4, 160). Results. Most participants (41.3%) did not believe that pornography affected their sex life. More participants reported positive (33.2%) than mixed/negative (25.5%) effects of pornography use. Sociodemographic and sexual characteristics that predicted these self- assessments were examined. Among participants in a steady relationship, emotional intimacy and relationship satisfaction were unrelated to the self-assessed effects. Conclusions. The current study findings add to scant literature about the self-assessed effects of pornography usage.

• Keywords (english): pornography; sexually explicit material; self-assessed effects; impact of pornography use
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: International Journal of Sexual Health
• Numbering: vol. online, pp. 1-16
• p-ISSN: 1931-7611
• e-ISSN: 1931-762X
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2021.1918310
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:260039
• Online first: 2021-05-18
• Document URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19317611.2021.1918310?journalCode=wijs20
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Institutional access
• Created on: 2021-06-26 18:44:54