Sexual media use and relational satisfaction in heterosexual couples

By Ana J. Bridges, P. Morokoff. 2011

217 citations recorded by the source corpus.

This study assessed how sexual media use by one or both members of a romantic dyad relates to relationship and sexual satisfaction. A total of 217 heterosexual couples completed an Internet survey that assessed sexual media use, relationship and sexual satisfaction, and demographic variables. Results revealed that a higher frequency of men’s sexual media use related to negative satisfaction in men, while a higher frequency of women’s sexual media use related to positive satisfaction in male partners. Reasons for sexual media use differed by gender: Men reported primarily using sexual media for masturbation, while women reported primarily using sexual media as part of lovemaking with their partners. Shared sexual media use was associated with higher relational satisfaction compared to solitary sexual media use.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, General Health Professions

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Dawn M. Szymanski
2. Jason S. Carroll
3. Destin N. Stewart-Richardson
4. J. Johnson
5. Matthew B. Ezzell
6. Ana J. Bridges
7. Chyng Sun
8. Kim A. Case

In Gender Studies

1. Dawn M. Szymanski
2. Jason S. Carroll
3. Destin N. Stewart-Richardson
4. J. Johnson
5. Matthew B. Ezzell
6. Ana J. Bridges
7. Chyng Sun
8. Brian J. Willoughby

In General Health Professions

1. Dawn M. Szymanski
2. J. Johnson
3. Matthew B. Ezzell
4. Ana J. Bridges
5. Chyng Sun
6. Brian J. Willoughby

Citations in the corpus

• Sexual Scripts and the Sexual Behavior of Men and Women Who Use Pornography (2016, background): “As Tolman and Bridges and Morokoff (2011) report, young women may be motivated to engage in certain sexual behaviors primarily as a means to please a sexual partner or to view themselves from the perspective of their male partners, rather than because of a personal desire for the behavior. In fact, ”
• Psychological, Relational, and Sexual Correlates of Pornography Use on Young Adult Heterosexual Men in Romantic Relationships (2014, background): “…the handful of quantitative studies that have been conducted are limited by the use of measures, typically one item, that lack psychometric (e.g., validity and reliability) support (c.f., Bridges & Morokoff, 2011; Maddox et al., 2011; Morgan, 2011; Morrison et al., 2006; Stack et al., 2004).”
• The Porn Gap: Differences in Men's and Women's Pornography Patterns in Couple Relationships (2017, background): “Conversely, other studies on couple outcomes of pornography use have found pornography users to be less committed to their romantic partner (Bridges & Morokoff, 2011; Lambert, Negash, Stillman, Olmstead, & Fincham, 2012), and other scholars have found that pornography use has a negative association…”