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Porn use and men's and women's sexual performance: evidence from a large longitudinal sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined whether young men and women differ in the relation between porn use and sexual performance (sexual self-competence, sexual functioning, and partner-reported sexual satisfaction).

Methods

We conducted a three-wave longitudinal study (spanning 2015-16-17) that involved a very large number of men and women in their early 20s (100 000 + French-speaking individuals; 4000 + heterosexual couples).

Results

The results revealed a twofold phenomenon. Among men, a higher frequency of porn use (wave 1) and increased porn use over time (waves 1-3) were associated with lower levels of sexual self-competence, impaired sexual functioning, and decreased partner-reported sexual satisfaction. In contrast, among women, higher and increasing frequencies of porn use were associated with higher levels of sexual self-competence, improved sexual functioning, and enhanced partner-reported sexual satisfaction (for some aspects).

Conclusions

The findings reveal the irony that porn - a male-dominated industry that targets a male-dominated audience - is associated with the erosion of the quality of men's sex lives and the improvement of women's sex lives.

SUBMITTER: Sommet N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235646 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Porn use and men's and women's sexual performance: evidence from a large longitudinal sample.

Sommet Nicolas N Berent Jacques J

Psychological medicine 20220209 7

<h4>Background</h4>We examined whether young men and women differ in the relation between porn use and sexual performance (sexual self-competence, sexual functioning, and partner-reported sexual satisfaction).<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a three-wave longitudinal study (spanning 2015-16-17) that involved a very large number of men and women in their early 20s (100 000 + French-speaking individuals; 4000 + heterosexual couples).<h4>Results</h4>The results revealed a twofold phenomenon. Among men, ...[more]

PMID: 35135634

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Porn use and men's and women's sexual performance: evidence from a large longitudinal sample.

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Porn use and men's and women's sexual performance: evidence from a large longitudinal sample.

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