Hannah L Merdian
A lack of association between online pornography exposure, sexual functioning, and mental well-being
Merdian, Hannah L; Charig, Ruth; Moghaddam, Nima G; Dawson, David L; das Nair, Roshan
Authors
Ruth Charig
Nima G Moghaddam
David L Dawson
ROSHAN NAIR Roshan.dasnair@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology
Abstract
© 2020 College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists. To inform debate around potential influences of online pornography, we applied a contemporary media-effects model to examine the relationship between online sexually explicit material (oSEM) exposure and several psychosocial outcomes–including sexual satisfaction, body satisfaction, sexist attitudes, and mental well-being. Perceived realism of oSEM (the extent to which it is believed to be a realistic portrayal of sexual experience) was assessed as a potential mediator of exposure-outcome relationships. Furthermore, family communication about sex and gender were investigated as potential moderators of any indirect relationships (via perceived realism). Using a convenience sample of cisgender, heterosexual adults (N = 252) and a cross-sectional questionnaire design, we found no significant direct or indirect relationships between oSEM-use and the psychosocial outcomes in question; equivalence testing demonstrated that (for all outcomes other than body satisfaction) we could reject effect sizes (rs) > ±.20. Overall, findings do not favour a negative or positive relationship between oSEM and the psychosocial outcomes under examination–oSEM appeared to have a negligible role in individuals’ current sexual functioning and mental well-being.
Citation
Merdian, H. L., Charig, R., Moghaddam, N. G., Dawson, D. L., & das Nair, R. (2020). A lack of association between online pornography exposure, sexual functioning, and mental well-being. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 35(2), 258-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2020.1727874
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 5, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 20, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Deposit Date | Feb 10, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 21, 2021 |
Journal | Sexual and Relationship Therapy |
Print ISSN | 1468-1994 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-1749 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Open |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 258-281 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2020.1727874 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3937043 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681994.2020.1727874 |
Additional Information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Sexual and Relationship Therapy on 20/02/2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com//doi/full/10.1080/14681994.2020.1727874 |
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