Sexually Explicit Material and Its Relationship with Sociodemographic Variables, Sexual Satisfaction, and Relationship Satisfaction in a Spanish Sample
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Pattern of SEM Use
3.2. Pattern of SEM Use Based on Sociodemographic Characteristics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | n | % |
---|---|---|
Educational level | ||
Primary education | 5 | 2.33 |
Secondary education | 6 | 2.77 |
High school | 32 | 14.5 |
Training cycle (intermediate grade, higher, or education in regulated arts) | 53 | 24 |
University | 90 | 40.7 |
Postgraduate | 35 | 15.8 |
Sexual orientation | ||
Heterosexual | 178 | 80.5 |
Heterosexual with sporadic homosexual contact | 9 | 4.1 |
Bisexual | 21 | 9.5 |
Homosexual with sporadic heterosexual contact | 3 | 1.4 |
Homosexual | 9 | 4.1 |
Asexual | 1 | 0.5 |
Couple status | ||
Single without sexual partners | 44 | 19.9 |
Single with occasional sexual partners | 35 | 15.8 |
Couple relationship without cohabitation | 62 | 28.1 |
Couple relationship with cohabitation | 80 | 36.2 |
Professed religion | ||
None | 126 | 57 |
Catholic | 87 | 39.4 |
Islamic | 1 | 0.5 |
Buddhist | 2 | 0.9 |
Other | 5 | 2.3 |
Frequency of attendance at places of worship | ||
Never | 124 | 56.1 |
Once a year | 28 | 12.7 |
A few times a year | 60 | 27.1 |
A few times a month | 3 | 1.4 |
A few times a week | 6 | 2.7 |
Frequency of religious practice, other than attendance at places of worship | ||
Never | 144 | 65.5 |
Once a year | 9 | 4.1 |
A few times a year | 36 | 16.4 |
A few times a month | 10 | 4.5 |
A few times a week | 10 | 4.5 |
Daily | 11 | 5 |
Variables | n | % |
---|---|---|
SEM usage format | ||
Internet websites (online) | 121 | 77.1 |
Literature (no images) | 20 | 12.7 |
Magazines, drawings, or images | 5 | 3.2 |
Videos or movies (offline) | 5 | 3.2 |
Chat or cybersex | 4 | 2.5 |
Other | 2 | 1.3 |
Frequency of use of SEM | ||
Never | 68 | 30.8 |
Less than once a month | 39 | 17.6 |
Between 1 and 2 times a month | 28 | 12.7 |
Between 3 and 4 times a month | 22 | 10.0 |
Between 1 and 2 times a week | 25 | 11.3 |
Between 3 and 4 times a week | 16 | 7.2 |
Between 5 and 6 times a week | 8 | 3.6 |
Once a day | 8 | 3.6 |
More than once a day | 7 | 3.2 |
SEM context of use | ||
Alone | 141 | 93.4 |
In a couple | 10 | 6.6 |
Employed SEM content | ||
Women masturbating alone | 4 | 2.6 |
Men masturbating alone | 1 | 0.7 |
Sexual acts between adult women and men | 128 | 83.7 |
Sexual acts between adult men | 6 | 3.9 |
Sexual acts between adult women | 6 | 3.9 |
Violent or degrading sexual acts | 6 | 3.9 |
Others | 2 | 1.3 |
Purpose of use of SEM | ||
Private stimulation | 102 | 65.4 |
Sex with my partner | 8 | 5.1 |
Fantasize | 12 | 7.7 |
Reduce stress | 9 | 5.8 |
Boredom | 4 | 2.6 |
Curiosity | 7 | 4.5 |
As a method of sex education | 6 | 3.8 |
My partner does not want to be as intimate as I would like | 2 | 1.3 |
My partner’s sexual problems | 2 | 1.3 |
Availability of my partner | 4 | 2.6 |
Sociodemographic Variables | SEM Usage Pattern Variables | χ2 | gl | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Format | 20.53 | 5 | ** |
Frequency | 51.12 | 7 | ** | |
Context | - | - | 0.06 | |
Contents | 19.50 | 6 | * | |
Purpose | 18.56 | 9 | * | |
Age | Format | - | - | 0.69 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.62 | |
Context | - | - | 0.92 | |
Contents | - | - | 1 | |
Purpose | 50.27 | 35 | * | |
Educational level | Format | - | - | 0.34 |
Frequency | 50.27 | 35 | * | |
Context | - | - | 0.83 | |
Contents | - | - | 0.12 | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.57 | |
Sexual orientation | Format | - | - | 0.92 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.88 | |
Context | - | - | 0.46 | |
Contents | 160.71 | 30 | ** | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.45 | |
Couple status | Format | - | - | 0.65 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.21 | |
Context | 17.55 | 3 | ** | |
Contents | - | - | 0.17 | |
Purpose | 43.22 | 27 | * | |
Professed religion | Format | - | - | 1 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.98 | |
Context | - | - | 0.96 | |
Contents | 52.27 | 24 | ** | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.62 | |
Frequency of attendance at places of worship | Format | - | - | 0.97 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.23 | |
Context | - | - | 0.97 | |
Contents | - | - | 0.07 | |
Purpose | 54.44 | 36 | * | |
Frequency of religious practice other than attendance at places of worship | Format | 45.40 | 25 | * |
Frequency | - | - | 0.22 | |
Context | - | - | 0.64 | |
Contents | 68.29 | 30 | ** | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.37 | |
Number of sexual partners | Format | - | - | 0.27 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.71 | |
Context | - | - | 0.83 | |
Contents | - | - | 0.76 | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.98 | |
Age of first sexual activity | Format | - | - | 0.21 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.72 | |
Context | - | - | 0.90 | |
Contents | - | - | 0.92 | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.13 | |
Age of first viewing of SEM | Format | - | - | 0.83 |
Frequency | - | - | 0.23 | |
Context | - | - | 0.44 | |
Contents | - | - | 0.88 | |
Purpose | - | - | 0.36 |
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Sánchez-Lamadrid, N.; Sánchez-Fuentes, M.d.M.; Moyano, N.; Granados, R. Sexually Explicit Material and Its Relationship with Sociodemographic Variables, Sexual Satisfaction, and Relationship Satisfaction in a Spanish Sample. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 14131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114131
Sánchez-Lamadrid N, Sánchez-Fuentes MdM, Moyano N, Granados R. Sexually Explicit Material and Its Relationship with Sociodemographic Variables, Sexual Satisfaction, and Relationship Satisfaction in a Spanish Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):14131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114131
Chicago/Turabian StyleSánchez-Lamadrid, Natalia, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Nieves Moyano, and Reina Granados. 2022. "Sexually Explicit Material and Its Relationship with Sociodemographic Variables, Sexual Satisfaction, and Relationship Satisfaction in a Spanish Sample" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 14131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114131