Sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy in Iranian male pornography users

Abstract

In married men, the use of pornography is a concern associated with harms to marital life. Little is known regarding effect of pornography use on sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy. This study compared sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy between two groups of married men with and without a history of using pornography in Rafsanjan City (Kerman Province, Iran). This retrospective cohort study was performed on 267 married men in Rafsanjan City and selected by convenience sampling method in 2020. Data collection tools included demographic characteristics form, unidimensional relationship closeness scale (URCS), Hudson sexual satisfaction questionnaire, and sexual pornography questionnaire. Data were analyzed by Chi-Square, Two-Sample Independent t-test, and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) using SPSS software version 21. The mean age of participants was 35.97 and 63.3% had college education. Results showed that sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy were lower in male pornography users than non-users, but this difference was not statistically significant after removing the effect of demographic variables. Our findings revealed that in men, the use of pornography does not seem to reduce sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy.

Keywords:

• Sexual satisfaction
• marital intimacy
• pornography
• men
• Iran

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to highly appreciate all the men who participated in this study and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Health and all the staff of the Comprehensive Health Service Centers in the Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences who cooperated in collecting information.

Funding

This project funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.

No declared

Conflict of interest