Are pornography use motivations related to behaviors toward the romantic partner? A dyadic daily diary study.

IF 2.3 3区 心理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION
Mandy Vasquez, Marie-Ève Daspe, Beáta Bőthe, Sophie Bergeron, Samantha J Dawson, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel
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Individuals in couple relationships often use pornography. Previous findings are inconsistent regarding how pornography use may affect couples and tend to focus on overall use and broad retrospective indicators of relationship functioning (e.g., relationship satisfaction). No research has considered the motivations behind pornography use and how they relate to daily dynamics between partners. Yet, the approach-avoidance sexual motivation theory suggests that approach motivations to engage in a sexual activity (e.g., for sexual pleasure) are associated with positive relational outcomes whereas avoidance motivations (e.g., to avoid a conflict) are related to negative relational outcomes. This study bridges these gaps by examining the associations between pornography use motivations and daily positive (e.g., listening to the partner) and negative (e.g., getting angry at the partner) behaviors among couples using a dyadic daily diary design. A convenience sample of 327 couples (50.6% women; M age = 31.5) completed daily self-report measures over 35 days. Multilevel actor-partner interdependence models showed that on days when a person used pornography for stress reduction, they reported fewer positive behaviors toward their partner. Similarly, on days when a person used pornography for emotional distraction, they reported fewer positive behaviors and greater negative behaviors toward their partner. On days when a person used pornography for partner-related motivation, they reported greater positive behaviors toward their partner, and on days when a person used pornography for sexual pleasure, they reported fewer negative behaviors toward the partner. For most motivations, on days when a person used pornography, their partner reported fewer positive behaviors toward them that day. Our results are in line with the approach-avoidance sexual motivation theory and support the need to consider motivations underlying pornography use for a better understanding of its associations with same-day couple dynamics.

看色情作品的动机与对恋人的行为有关吗?二元日常日记研究。
夫妻关系中的个人经常使用色情内容。先前的研究结果不一致,关于色情使用如何影响夫妻,并倾向于关注整体使用和关系功能的广泛回顾性指标(例如,关系满意度)。没有一项研究考虑过色情内容背后的动机以及它们与伴侣之间的日常动态之间的关系。然而,趋近-回避性动机理论认为,参与性活动的趋近动机(例如,为了性快感)与积极的关系结果有关,而回避动机(例如,避免冲突)与消极的关系结果有关。本研究通过使用二元日常日记设计来检查夫妻之间使用色情内容的动机与日常积极(例如,倾听伴侣)和消极(例如,对伴侣生气)行为之间的联系,从而弥合了这些差距。方便样本为327对夫妇(50.6%为女性;(年龄= 31.5岁)在35天内完成每日自我报告测量。多层次行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型显示,当一个人通过看色情片来减压时,他们对伴侣的积极行为就会减少。同样,当一个人用色情来分散情绪时,他们对伴侣的积极行为更少,消极行为更多。当一个人为了伴侣相关的动机而观看色情作品时,他们对伴侣表现出更多的积极行为,而当一个人为了性快感而观看色情作品时,他们对伴侣表现出更少的消极行为。对于大多数动机来说,当一个人观看色情作品时,他们的伴侣报告当天对他们的积极行为较少。我们的研究结果与避近性动机理论一致,并支持考虑色情使用背后的动机,以便更好地理解其与当日夫妻动态的关系。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships is an international and interdisciplinary peer reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research on social and personal relationships. JSPR is the leading journal in the field, publishing empirical and theoretical papers on social and personal relationships. It is multidisciplinary in scope, drawing material from the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology, communication, developmental psychology, and sociology.
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