Abstract
Guided by recent literature and theory addressing pornography use, the current study examined the associations between pornography use and acceptance of pornography and whether they predict sexual satisfaction as reported by both husbands and wives. Using data from the Relationship Evaluation Questionnaire (RELATE) (N=335 couples), a common-fate approach was used to examine both common and unique attributes of husbands and wives among pornography use, acceptance of pornography, and sexual satisfaction. Results indicate that pornography use was positively associated with pornography acceptance, but that pornography acceptance did not mediate the relationship between pornography use and sexual satisfaction. Husbands’ pornography use was negatively associated with husbands’ unique sexual satisfaction while wives’ pornography use was positively associated with couples’ shared sexual satisfaction, but negatively associated with wives’ unique sexual satisfaction. Findings emphasize pornography use as being a coupling dynamic within marriages.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Marriage and Family Therapy
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Brown, Cameron C., "Me, You, and Porn: A Common-Fate Analysis of Pornography Use and Sexual Satisfaction Among Married Couples" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 5302.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5302
Date Submitted
2014-07-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd7218
Keywords
pornography, sexuality, marriage, sexual satisfaction, acceptance
Language
english