Pornography and Sexual Dissatisfaction: The Role of Pornographic Arousal, Upward Pornographic Comparisons, and Preference for Pornographic Masturbation

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-214
Author(s):  
Paul J Wright ◽  
Bryant Paul ◽  
Debby Herbenick ◽  
Robert S Tokunaga
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Sexual Dissatisfaction ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Path Analytic

Abstract Research finding that pornography use is associated with lower sexual satisfaction is common; evaluation of the mechanisms hypothesized as underlying the association is not. Informed by multiple theoretical perspectives, the present study tested a conceptual model positing that (a) regularly consuming pornography conditions the user’s arousal template to be particularly responsive to pornographic depictions, (b) this amplified arousal to pornography increases both (c) upward comparisons between one’s own sex life and sex as it is represented in pornography and (d) a preference for masturbation to pornography over partnered sex, which in turn (e) weaken perceptions of how satisfying it is to have sex with one’s partner, and ultimately (f) decreases perceptions of how satisfying one’s relationship is with one’s partner. Path-analytic results were supportive of the hypothesized linkages for both men and women. Discussion focuses on the implications of the present study’s findings for current debates in the literature and theoretical development.

Protocol for a Systematic Review of Masculinity and Relationship Satisfaction Among Men and Women

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research has examined the relationship among masculinity and relationship outcomes and generally have found support that masculinity is related to lower relationship satisfaction. More specifically, men who adhere to traditional masculinity or who endorse traditional masculinity report lower relationship and sexual satisfaction, and women whose male partners adhere to and endorse more traditional masculinity also have lower relationship satisfaction. However, neither a meta-analysis nor a systematic review of how studies have operationalized and measured both masculinity and relationship satisfaction have been performed on this relationship. In addition, little is known whether studies using dyadic or individual participants are systematically different. To address these issues, a systematic review will be conducted examining the role of masculinity (adherence or endorsement) on relationship satisfaction for men and women. The implications of these findings will be addressed.

scholarly journals Sexual satisfaction among italian university students

Genus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Terzera ◽  
Stefania Maria Lorenza Rimoldi ◽  
Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract This paper examines the determinants of sexual satisfaction among Italian young men and women at the beginning of their adulthood, taking into account the different stages of sentimental and sexual transitions. We based the analyses on the data collected in 2017 by the SELFY Survey on a sample of 7842 university students in Italy. Results of the logistic regression models highlight that, above all, sexual satisfaction is positively associated with the frequency of intercourse within a stable and exclusive relationship. Furthermore, results highlight the essential role of all transitions, sexual and sentimental, in enhancing sexual satisfaction, both in a positive and negative direction. Religion has a positive effect too, but only among students who have not yet had intercourse, expressing a protective effect of the adherence to beliefs. Significant differences between young men and women emerged mainly concerning performance, other conditions being equal.

Prevalence and predictors of sexual dysfunction in long-term survivors of marrow transplantation.

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 3148-3157 ◽  
Author(s):  
K L Syrjala ◽  
S L Roth-Roemer ◽  
J R Abrams ◽  
J M Scanlan ◽  
M K Chapko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Marrow Transplantation ◽  
Hormone Replacement ◽  
Sexual Problem ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexual Quality Of Life ◽  
Sexual Dissatisfaction ◽  
Receive Hormone Replacement Therapy

PURPOSE To describe the prevalence of sexual difficulties in men and women after marrow transplantation (MT), and to define medical, demographic, sexual, and psychologic predictors of sexual dysfunction 3 years after MT. PATIENTS AND METHODS Four hundred seven adult MT patients were assessed pretransplantation. Survivors repeated measures of psychologic and sexual functioning at 1 and 3 years posttransplantation. RESULTS Data were analyzed from 102 event-free 3-year survivors who defined themselves as sexually active. Men and women did not differ in sexual satisfaction pretransplantation. At 1 and 3 years posttransplantation, women reported significantly more sexual dysfunction than men. Eighty percent of women and 29% of men reported at least one sexual problem by 3 years after MT. No pretransplantation variables were significant predictors of 3-year sexual satisfaction for women. For men, pretransplantation variables of older age, poorer psychologic function, not being married, and lower sexual satisfaction predicted sexual dissatisfaction at 3 years (R2=.28; P < .001). Women who were more dissatisfied 3 years after MT did not receive hormone replacement therapy (HRT) at 1 -year posttransplantation and were less satisfied at 1 year, but not pretransplantation (R2=.35; P < .001). CONCLUSION Sexual problems are significant in the lives of MT survivors, particularly for women. Although HRT before 1 year posttransplantation improves sexual function, it does not ensure sexual quality of life. Intervention for women is needed to apply hormonal, mechanical, and behavioral methods to prevent sexual difficulties as early after transplantation as possible.

scholarly journals A Theoretical Development of the Gender Embodiment of Enrichment: A Study of Gender Norms in Enrichment and Factors Related to Enrichment in a Sample of the Swedish Working Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Hagqvist ◽  
Anna Nyberg ◽  
Constanze Leineweber
Keyword(s):  
Enrichment Factors ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Relationship

Enrichment is a phenomenon described as the synergistic and beneficial effects of participating in both work and private life. Far too few studies have acknowledged the role of gender in enrichment. By applying a gender theoretical approach, this article has two aims; first, we aim to study the role of gender in enrichment by examining the factorial structure of enrichment in men and women; secondly, we aim to study the relationship between enrichment and work and private life factors in an approximately representative sample of the Swedish working population. A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis with measurement in variance was performed and this resulted in a two-factor solution for enrichment for both men and women, representing the two directions of enrichment: work-to-life enrichment (WLE) and life-to-work enrichment (LWE). Factor loadings differ across genders, indicating that men and women construct and value items of enrichment differently. Next, linear mixed models were used to answer the second aim. Results show that gendered cultural norms in work and private life manifest in the relationship between factors in the work and home sphere and enrichment. Factors in work and private life with more or less masculine or feminine epithets relate differently to WLE and LWE for men and women. The main conclusion is that masculine and feminine norms are embodied in the values and experiences of enrichment and factors related to enrichment.

scholarly journals Sexual dissatisfaction and sexual self-efficacy: an examination of the role of sexual self-confidence as a mediator

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Screening Model ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Sexual Dissatisfaction ◽  
The Relationship

Background and objective: Many concepts related to sexual dissatisfaction are discussed here. Two of these concepts are sexual self-confidence and sexual self-efficacy. The main aim of this research is to explore the mediation effect of sexual self-confidence on the relationship between sexual self-efficacy and sexual dissatisfaction. Methods: This research was carried out with the relational screening model. In this context, sexual self-efficacy, sexual dissatisfaction, and sexual self-confidence were examined with the Pearson correlation coefficient and mediation analysis. Results: The results of the correlation analysis demonstrated that sexual self-confidence and sexual self-efficacy are significantly related to sexual dissatisfaction. Before the mediation analysis was carried out, the sexual self-efficacy meaningfully predicts sexual dissatisfaction in the first regression model. The mediation analysis proved that sexual self-confidence has a mediation role in the relationship between sexual self-efficacy and sexual dissatisfaction. Conclusion: It is thought that sexual self-confidence is a more important factor for men's sexual satisfaction or dissatisfaction than is sexual self-efficacy.

The role of drug use in a conceptual model of intimate partner violence in men and women arrested for domestic violence.

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Stuart ◽  
Jeff R. Temple ◽  
Katherine W. Follansbee ◽  
Meggan M. Bucossi ◽  
Julianne C. Hellmuth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Men And Women

Pornography, provocative sexual media, and their differing associations with multiple aspects of sexual satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 618-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan D. Leonhardt ◽  
Brian J. Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Path Coefficients ◽  
Sexual Media ◽  
Pornography Use

Recent research has suggested that sexual content and sexual satisfaction are multifaceted. Yet, no study has parceled out how distinct aspects of sexual content may be associated with multiple aspects of sexual satisfaction. In this study of 858 individuals in a committed romantic relationship, we used structural equation models to evaluate how two components of sexual content (pornography use and provocative sexual media use) were associated with several components of sexual satisfaction (time spent on foreplay, variety, overall satisfaction, frequency, love and affection, and time spent on intercourse) for both men and women. The specific path coefficients of the models revealed that higher pornography use was significantly associated with lower satisfaction with sexual variety and time spent on intercourse for men, yet not associated with any sexual satisfaction outcomes for women. However, greater use of provocative sexual media for men and women was significantly associated with lower satisfaction with the love and affection in the sexual relationship. Provocative sexual media use for women was also associated with lower satisfaction with sexual variety, overall sexual satisfaction, and time spent on intercourse. Our results supported the differentiation of different components of sexual content viewed and sexual satisfaction in gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of both constructs.

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