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Women in relationships and their pornography use: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

Women in relationships and their pornography use: A systematic review and thematic synthesis
Women in relationships and their pornography use: A systematic review and thematic synthesis
A systematic review and thematic synthesis were conducted on the motivations, purposes, and influence of pornography use among women who are in committed relationships. Pornography use was identified as having both positive and negative outcomes for women’s sexual and relationship lives. Women watched pornography for diverse reasons: to feel sexually empowered, to enhance sexual arousal, and for masturbation purposes. Shared use of pornography with partners provided variety in sexual activities, could aid communication about sexual issues and helped improve intimacy. Pornography use can help some women feel sexually empowered, relaxed and better able to enjoy their sexual lives.
0092-623X
381-413
Litsou, Katerina
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Graham, Cynthia
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Ingham, Roger
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Litsou, Katerina
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Graham, Cynthia
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Litsou, Katerina, Graham, Cynthia and Ingham, Roger (2021) Women in relationships and their pornography use: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 47 (4), 381-413. (doi:10.1080/0092623X.2021.1885532).

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A systematic review and thematic synthesis were conducted on the motivations, purposes, and influence of pornography use among women who are in committed relationships. Pornography use was identified as having both positive and negative outcomes for women’s sexual and relationship lives. Women watched pornography for diverse reasons: to feel sexually empowered, to enhance sexual arousal, and for masturbation purposes. Shared use of pornography with partners provided variety in sexual activities, could aid communication about sexual issues and helped improve intimacy. Pornography use can help some women feel sexually empowered, relaxed and better able to enjoy their sexual lives.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 January 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 February 2021
Published date: 3 May 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: The research for this paper was funded by the first author?s PhD scholarship, provided by the School of Psychology at the University of Southampton. The authors would like to thank Dr. Megan Maas for her helpful feedback on the protocol of this SR, as well as Mrs Dilan K?l?? Onar for acting as the second rater. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Local EPrints ID: 447068
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/447068
ISSN: 0092-623X
PURE UUID: ce633a51-b126-426c-b2aa-8e77235fb320
ORCID for Katerina Litsou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-8946
ORCID for Cynthia Graham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-599X

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Date deposited: 02 Mar 2021 17:32
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 06:19

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