The Desire for Porn and Partner?: Investigating the Role of Scripts in Affectionate Communication, Sexual Desire, and Pornography Consumption and Guilt in Young Adults’ Romantic Relationships

Romantic relationships help people meet needs for connection and emotional and sexual fulfillment. In the current research, we investigate an unexplored response to feeling sexually and relationally unfulfilled: reflecting on positive sexual experiences with past partners (or sexual nostalgia). Across three studies, people low in attachment avoidance (i.e., comfortable with closeness) who were (a) single or (b) sexually or relationally dissatisfied reported greater sexual nostalgia, whereas people high in attachment avoidance (i.e., value autonomy) did not calibrate their feelings of sexual nostalgia based on their current relationship status or satisfaction. Sexual fantasies about past partners (i.e., sexual nostalgia) were distinct from other types of sexual fantasies (Study 1) and the effects could not be attributed to general nostalgia (Study 2) or sexual desire (Study 3). Chronic sexual nostalgia detracted from satisfaction over time. The findings have implications for theories of nostalgia and attachment and for managing unfulfilled needs in relationships.

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The role of implicit sexual desire in romantic relationships

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.042 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 149 ◽

pp. 46-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David C. de Jong ◽

Harry T. Reis ◽

Brett J. Peters ◽

Cody DeHaan ◽

Gurit E. Birnbaum

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Sexual Desire

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Expectations and Sexual Desire in Romantic Relationships: An Experimental Investigation of Pleasure and Emotional Closeness Expectancies among Young Adults

The Journal of Sex Research ◽

10.1080/00224499.2021.1991260 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Shari M. Blumenstock

Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Young Adults ◽

Romantic Relationships ◽

Sexual Desire ◽

Emotional Closeness

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Of lust and love: Beliefs about the role of sexual desire in romantic relationships

Personal Relationships ◽

10.1111/j.1475-6811.1998.tb00164.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 139-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

PAMELA C. REGAN

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Sexual Desire

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The Role Of Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR) In The Interdisciplinary Treatment Of Low Sexual Desire Women

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e322352004-140 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Mize

Keyword(s):

Eye Movement ◽

Sexual Desire ◽

Interdisciplinary Treatment ◽

Low Sexual Desire

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Pornography Consumption Characteristics and Sexual Objectification: The Role of Masculinity

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e512342018-001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Christina Richardson ◽

Justine Diener O'Leary ◽

Alyssa A. Bischmann ◽

Sarah J. Gervais ◽

M. Meghan Davidson

Keyword(s):

Sexual Objectification ◽

Pornography Consumption

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Who am I God? The Role of Belief in God in the Identity Development of Young Adults

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e561972014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Angela M. Desilva Mousseau

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Identity Development ◽

Belief In God

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Particularities of tinnitus in children and adolescents

ORL ro ◽

10.26416/orl.33.4.2016.165 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 40-42

Author(s):

Alexandra Boloș ◽

Sebastian Cozma ◽

Andreea Silvana Szalontay

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Young Adults ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Ambient Noise ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Therapeutic Approaches

Tinnitus is a common otologic symptom and probably the most troublesome. Tinnitus causes a number of physical and psychological consequences, that interfere with the quality of life of the patient. Many authors believe that the presence of tinnitus in children is a matter of lesser importance than in adults because it is met less frequently and would be a fleeting symptom, inoffensive for them (Graham, 1981). In addition, the prevalence of tinnitus during adolescence and even in young adults is increasing, possibly as a consequence of the increased ambient noise (Bulbul SF, Shargorodsky J). Various therapeutic approaches have generated different results, which led us to consider the role of psychological factors, hence the need to underline the particularities of this symptom in childhood.

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