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. 2021 May 18;33(3):342-356.
doi: 10.1080/19317611.2021.1918310. eCollection 2021.

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

Goran Koletić  1 , Aleksandar Štulhofer  1 , Gert Martin Hald  2 , Bente Træen  3
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Self-Assessed Effects of Pornography Use on Personal Sex Life: Results from a Large-Scale Study of Norwegian Adults

Goran Koletić et al. Int J Sex Health. .

Abstract

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: Pornography; impact of pornography use; self-assessed effects; sexually explicit material.

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This work was financially supported by the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo.

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