Porn or Partner Arousal? When It Comes to Romantic Relationships, Not All Sexual Arousal Is Equal: A Prospective Study.

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Nicholas J LawlessSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3125, Australia. nicholas.lawless@research.deakin.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3621-1518

Gery C KarantzasSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3125, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1503-2991

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Little is known about the role of subjective sexual arousal within romantic relationships. The current paper addresses this limitation using a prospective study design that investigates the direct associations between subjective sexual arousal induced by a romantic partner (partner arousal) and arousal induced by pornography (porn arousal) on changes in relational outcomes. A total of 309 participants who were in a current romantic relationship completed measures of partner and porn arousal as well as relational outcomes (i.e., sexual satisfaction and relationship quality and stability) at baseline (T1) and completed a second assessment of relational outcomes 2 months later (T2). Partner arousal was found to have no significant associations with changes in relational outcomes; however, porn arousal was associated with significant declines in sexual satisfaction and relationship quality and stability over a 2-month period. This paper is the first to examine how feeling sexually aroused by porn may impact relational outcomes for those in romantic relationships.

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EroticaInterpersonal RelationsPersonal SatisfactionSexual ArousalSexual PartnersAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesSexual BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultPornographyRelationship qualityRelationship stabilitySexual satisfactionSubjective sexual arousal

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PMID39212871

DOI10.1007/s10508-024-02985-4

PMCPMC11390763

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