Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy Volume 28, 2002 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
2,559
Views
144
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The Significance of Heavy Pornography Involvement for Romantic Partners: Research and Clinical Implications

Raymond M. Bergner Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
&
Ana J. Bridges Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
Pages 193-206 | Published online: 19 Jan 2011

Citations (144)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (62)

Paul J. Wright. (2024) Pornography consumption, premarital sex attitudes, and the moderating role of age: Replication in two U.S. panels. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 50:3, pages 369-378.
Read now
Elizabeth G. Ruffing, Leslie R. Brody & Steven J. Sandage. (2024) Distress and Satisfaction in Women Who Perceive that Their Male Partners Use Pornography: The Roles of Attitude, Religious Commitment and Conservative Religiosity. The Journal of Sex Research 61:1, pages 21-36.
Read now
K. Camille Hoagland, Halle L. Rotruck, Jace N. Moore & Joshua B. Grubbs. (2023) Reasons for Moral-Based Opposition to Pornography in a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 49:7, pages 717-738.
Read now
Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Natalie O. Rosen, Beáta Bőthe & Sophie Bergeron. (2023) Partner Knowledge of Solitary Pornography Use: Daily and Longitudinal Associations with Relationship Quality. The Journal of Sex Research 0:0, pages 1-13.
Read now
Heidi F. Hastings & Rebecca Lucero Jones. (2023) Influence of a Partner’s Pornography Consumption on a Christian Woman’s Sexuality: A Qualitative Exploration. Sexual Health & Compulsivity 30:2, pages 143-175.
Read now
Yabin Tang, Jason D. Hans & Laura M. Vowels. (2023) Comparison of Indirect and Direct Approaches to Identifying an Unfaithful Partner. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 49:3, pages 287-298.
Read now
Fakri Seyed Aghamiri, Johannes M. Luetz & Karenne Hills. (2022) Pornography addiction and its impacts on intimate female partner wellbeing—a systematic narrative synthesis. Journal of Addictive Diseases 40:4, pages 472-480.
Read now
Fakri Seyed Aghamiri, Johannes M. Luetz & Karenne Hills. (2022) Impacts of Sexual Addiction on Intimate Female Partners—The State of the Art. Sexual Health & Compulsivity 29:1-2, pages 1-37.
Read now
Simon J. Adamson, Anne Martin, Daryle E. A. Deering & Joseph M. Boden. (2021) New Zealand Women’s Experience of Intimacy Within Heterosexual Relationships: Influence of Partners’ Perceived Pornography Use. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 47:7, pages 656-668.
Read now
Katerina Litsou, Cynthia Graham & Roger Ingham. (2021) Women in Relationships and Their Pornography Use: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 47:4, pages 381-413.
Read now
Uzma S. Rehman, Vanessa Tran, E. Sandra Byers & Natalie O. Rosen. (2021) A Mixed-Method Analysis of Women’s Attributions about Their Partner’s Pornography Use. The Journal of Sex Research 58:3, pages 364-374.
Read now
Nicholas C. Borgogna, Tracey Smith, Ryon C. McDermott & Matthew Whatley. (2020) Are Playboy (and girl) Norms Behind the Relationship Problems Associated with Pornography Viewing in Men and Women?. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 46:5, pages 491-507.
Read now
James Binnie & Paula Reavey. (2020) Problematic pornography use: narrative review and a preliminary model. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 35:2, pages 137-161.
Read now
James Binnie & Paula Reavey. (2020) Development and implications of pornography use: a narrative review. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 35:2, pages 178-194.
Read now
Nicholas C. Borgogna, Anthony Isacco & Ryon C. McDermott. (2020) A Closer Examination of the Relationship between Religiosity and Problematic Pornography Viewing in Heterosexual Men. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 27:1-2, pages 23-44.
Read now
Raquel Guidry, Christopher G. Floyd, Fred Volk & Carolyn E. Moen. (2020) The Exacerbating Impact of Moral Disapproval on the Relationship Between Pornography Use and Depression, Anxiety, and Relationship Satisfaction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 46:2, pages 103-121.
Read now
Samuel L. Perry. (2020) Is the Link Between Pornography Use and Relational Happiness Really More About Masturbation? Results From Two National Surveys. The Journal of Sex Research 57:1, pages 64-76.
Read now
Margaret Bennett, Brittny J. LoPresti, Rory McGloin & Amanda Denes. (2019) The Desire for Porn and Partner?: Investigating the Role of Scripts in Affectionate Communication, Sexual Desire, and Pornography Consumption and Guilt in Young Adults’ Romantic Relationships. Western Journal of Communication 83:5, pages 647-667.
Read now
Julie Fraumeni-McBride. (2019) Addiction and Mindfulness; Pornography Addiction and Mindfulness-Based Therapy ACT. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 26:1-2, pages 42-53.
Read now
Nicholas C. Borgogna, Jessica Duncan & Ryon C. McDermott. (2018) Is scrupulosity behind the relationship between problematic pornography viewing and depression, anxiety, and stress?. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 25:4, pages 293-318.
Read now
Nicholas C. Borgogna, Emma C. Lathan & Ariana Mitchell. (2018) Is Women’s Problematic Pornography Viewing Related to Body Image or Relationship Satisfaction?. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 25:4, pages 345-366.
Read now
Megan K. Maas, Sara A. Vasilenko & Brian J. Willoughby. (2018) A Dyadic Approach to Pornography Use and Relationship Satisfaction Among Heterosexual Couples: The Role of Pornography Acceptance and Anxious Attachment. The Journal of Sex Research 55:6, pages 772-782.
Read now
Crystal A. Jackson, D. Sahl & Barbara G. Brents. (2018) Porn fans as sex tourists? Broadening meanings of sexual consumption among adult entertainment expo attendees in Las Vegas, Nevada. Porn Studies 5:3, pages 241-256.
Read now
Brian J. Willoughby, Bonnie Young-Petersen & Nathan D. Leonhardt. (2018) Exploring Trajectories of Pornography Use Through Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. The Journal of Sex Research 55:3, pages 297-309.
Read now
Samuel L. Perry & Cyrus Schleifer. (2018) Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce. The Journal of Sex Research 55:3, pages 284-296.
Read now
Beáta Bőthe, István Tóth-Király, Ágnes Zsila, Mark D. Griffiths, Zsolt Demetrovics & Gábor Orosz. (2018) The Development of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS). The Journal of Sex Research 55:3, pages 395-406.
Read now
Paul J. Wright & Robert S. Tokunaga. (2018) Women's perceptions of their male partners’ pornography consumption and relational, sexual, self, and body satisfaction: toward a theoretical model. Annals of the International Communication Association 42:1, pages 55-73.
Read now
Ilisha M. French & Lisa Dawn Hamilton. (2018) Male-Centric and Female-Centric Pornography Consumption: Relationship With Sex Life and Attitudes in Young Adults. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 44:1, pages 73-86.
Read now
Katherine M. Hertlein, Christy Dulley, Raven Cloud, Daniela Leon & Jenna Chang. (2017) Does absence of evidence mean evidence of absence? Managing the issue of partner surveillance in infidelity treatment. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 32:3-4, pages 323-333.
Read now
Iryna Sharaievska. (2017) Updating the Family Operating System: A Literature Review of Information Communication Technology and Family Leisure. Leisure Sciences 39:5, pages 400-414.
Read now
Michelle L. Duda & Raymond M. Bergner. (2017) Sustaining Versus Losing Love: Factors Discriminating the Two. Marriage & Family Review 53:2, pages 166-184.
Read now
Maria Veit, Aleksandar Štulhofer & Gert Martin Hald. (2017) Sexually explicit media use and relationship satisfaction: a moderating role of emotional intimacy?. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 32:1, pages 58-74.
Read now
Ashley E. Thompson & Lucia F. O’Sullivan. (2016) Drawing the Line: The Development of a Comprehensive Assessment of Infidelity Judgments. The Journal of Sex Research 53:8, pages 910-926.
Read now
Eric E. Rasmussen, Nancy Rhodes, Rebecca R. Ortiz & Shawna R. White. (2016) The Relation Between Norm Accessibility, Pornography Use, and Parental Mediation Among Emerging Adults. Media Psychology 19:3, pages 431-454.
Read now
Stefanie Carnes & Suzanne O'Connor. (2016) Confirmatory Analysis of the Partner Sexuality Survey. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 23:1, pages 141-153.
Read now
Emily C. Campbell & Christine E. Murray. (2015) Measuring the Impact of Technology on Couple Relationships: The Development of the Technology and Intimate Relationship Assessment. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 14:3, pages 254-276.
Read now
Katrina L. Pariera. (2015) Perceived effects of instructional pornography on the self, partner, and others. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 30:3, pages 385-400.
Read now
Eric E Rasmussen, Rebecca R. Ortiz & Shawna R. White. (2015) Emerging Adults' Responses to Active Mediation of Pornography During Adolescence. Journal of Children and Media 9:2, pages 160-176.
Read now
Chyng Sun, Ekra Miezan, Na-Young Lee & Jae Woong Shim. (2015) Korean Men’s Pornography use, Their Interest in Extreme Pornography, and Dyadic Sexual Relationships. International Journal of Sexual Health 27:1, pages 16-35.
Read now
Marley N. Resch & Kevin G. Alderson. (2014) Female Partners of Men Who Use Pornography: Are Honesty and Mutual Use Associated With Relationship Satisfaction?. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 40:5, pages 410-424.
Read now
Jaclyn D. Cravens & Jason B. Whiting. (2014) Clinical Implications of Internet Infidelity: Where Facebook Fits In. The American Journal of Family Therapy 42:4, pages 325-339.
Read now
Sara E. Pollard, Joshua N. Hook, M. Deborah Corley & Jennifer P. Schneider. (2014) Support Utilization by Partners of Self-Identified Sex Addicts. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 40:4, pages 339-348.
Read now
JohnJ. Davies & Vauna Davis. (2013) Religiosity, Parent and Peer Attachment, and Sexual Media Use in Emerging Adults. Journal of Media and Religion 12:3, pages 112-127.
Read now
FranklinO. Poulsen, DeanM. Busby & AdamM. Galovan. (2013) Pornography Use: Who Uses It and How It Is Associated with Couple Outcomes. The Journal of Sex Research 50:1, pages 72-83.
Read now
M. Deborah Corley, JenniferP. Schneider & JoshuaN. Hook. (2012) Partner Reactions to Disclosure of Relapse by Self-Identified Sexual Addicts. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 19:4, pages 265-283.
Read now
Mary Ann Watson & RandylD. Smith. (2012) Positive Porn: Educational, Medical, and Clinical Uses. American Journal of Sexuality Education 7:2, pages 122-145.
Read now
JohnJ. Davies, Brittany Bird, Casey Chaffin, Joseph Eldridge, Angela Hoover, David Law, Jared Munyan & Keri Shurtliff. (2012) Habitual, Unregulated Media Use and Marital Satisfaction in Recently Married LDS Couples. Western Journal of Communication 76:1, pages 65-85.
Read now
JohnD. Foubert, MatthewW. Brosi & R. Sean Bannon. (2011) Pornography Viewing among Fraternity Men: Effects on Bystander Intervention, Rape Myth Acceptance and Behavioral Intent to Commit Sexual Assault. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 18:4, pages 212-231.
Read now
RoryC. Reid, BruceN. Carpenter, ElizabethD. Draper & JillC. Manning. (2010) Exploring Psychopathology, Personality Traits, and Marital Distress Among Women Married to Hypersexual Men. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 9:3, pages 203-222.
Read now
SpencerT. Zitzman & MarkH. Butler. (2009) Wives' Experience of Husbands' Pornography Use and Concomitant Deception as an Attachment Threat in the Adult Pair-Bond Relationship. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 16:3, pages 210-240.
Read now
MichelleM. Ayres & ShelleyA. Haddock. (2009) Therapists' Approaches in Working with Heterosexual Couples Struggling with Male Partners' Online Sexual Behavior. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 16:1, pages 55-78.
Read now
Aleksandar Štulhofer, Vatroslav Jelovica & Jan Ružić. (2008) Is Early Exposure to Pornography a Risk Factor for Sexual Compulsivity? Findings from an Online Survey among Young Heterosexual Adults. International Journal of Sexual Health 20:4, pages 270-280.
Read now
Marnie Brewster & KevanR. Wylie. (2008) The use of sexually explicit material in clinical, educational and research settings in the United Kingdom and its relation to the development of psychosexual therapy and sex education. Sex Education 8:4, pages 381-398.
Read now
BarbaraA. Steffens & RobynL. Rennie. (2006) The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 13:2-3, pages 247-267.
Read now
JillC. Manning. (2006) The Impact of Internet Pornography on Marriage and the Family: A Review of the Research. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 13:2-3, pages 131-165.
Read now
Eunjung Ryu. (2005) Spousal Use of Pornography and Its Clinical Significance for Asian-American Women. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 16:4, pages 75-89.
Read now
Stephen B Levine. (2005) A clinical perspective on infidelity. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 20:2, pages 143-153.
Read now
Anna J. Bridges, Raymond M. Bergner & Matthew Hesson-Mcinnis. (2003) Romantic Partners Use of Pornography: Its Significance for Women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 29:1, pages 1-14.
Read now
Dinesh Bhugra. (2002) Literature update: A critical review. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 17:4, pages 405-410.
Read now
Raymond M. Bergner. (2002) Sexual Compulsion As Attempted Recovery from Degradation: Theory and Therapy. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 28:5, pages 373-387.
Read now
BARRY W. MCCARTHY. (2002) The Wife s Role in Facilitating Recovery from Male Compulsive Sexual Behavior. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 9:4, pages 275-284.
Read now
L. H. A. Monteiro. A mathematical model to start a discussion on cybersex addiction. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 0:0, pages 1-12.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (82)

Fakri Seyed Aghamiri, Johannes M. Luetz & Karenne Hills. (2024) Why did God let this Happen? Assessing the Spiritual Impacts of Sexual Addiction on Intimate Female Partners: A Qualitative Investigation. Sexuality & Culture.
Crossref
Stephanie M. Ortiz. (2023) Women Partners, Feeling Rules, and the Gendered Consequences of Porn Addiction. Sexuality & Culture 28:2, pages 673-691.
Crossref
Jessica M. Journeay, Megan A. Vendemia & Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky Forster. (2024) Relational Effects of Romantic Partner’s Perceived Parasocial Romantic Attachment With Pornography. Journal of Media Psychology 36:2, pages 121-131.
Crossref
Shemeka Thorpe, Natalie Malone, Rayven L. Peterson, Praise Iyiewuare, Destin L. Mizelle & Candice N. Hargons. (2024) The influence of pornography on heterosexual black men and women’s genital self-image & grooming. Body Image 48, pages 101669.
Crossref
Fakri Seyed Aghamiri, Johannes M. Luetz & Karenne Hills. (2024) Investigating the Impacts of Compulsive Sexual Behaviours on Women Using Descriptive Phenomenology: A Research Agenda. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
Crossref
Natalie Jovanovski & Meagan Tyler. (2022) “Pornography Encouraged Me to Belittle Women”: A Thematic Analysis of Men's Reflections on Violence Against Women and Ceasing Pornography Use. Violence Against Women 29:11, pages 2266-2287.
Crossref
Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit & Sahar Obeid. (2023) Pornography Use among Lebanese Adults: Association with Loneliness and Fear of Commitment. Healthcare 11:6, pages 795.
Crossref
Jindian Liu, Ning Neil Yu, Mingwang Cheng & Chunyan Wu. (2023) Internet Use and Better-Informed Divorce in China. Behavioral Sciences 13:2, pages 177.
Crossref
Rafał Gerymski & Aleksandra Cisek. 2023. Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior 1 8 .
Yavuz KOŞAN. (2022) Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Romantik İlişkilerinde Sosyal Ağ Sitelerinin Rolünü KeşfetmekExploring the Role of Social Networking Sites in Romantic Relationships of University Students. ODÜ Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi (ODÜSOBİAD).
Crossref
Laura K. Noll, Sarah J. Harsey & Jennifer J. Freyd. (2022) Assessment of attitudes toward Internet pornography in emerging adults using the Internet Pornography Questionnaire. Computers in Human Behavior 131, pages 107231.
Crossref
Yushun Okabe & Daisuke Ito. (2021) Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Pornography Use Scale in a Japanese Sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51:2, pages 1221-1235.
Crossref
Catherine A. Salmon & Jessica A. Hehman. (2021) Perceptions of Sexual Images: Factors Influencing Responses to the Ubiquitous External Ejaculation. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51:2, pages 1271-1280.
Crossref
Hio Tong Kuan, Charlene Y. Senn & Donna M. Garcia. (2022) The Role of Discrepancies Between Online Pornography Created Ideals and Actual Sexual Relationships in Heterosexual Men’s Sexual Satisfaction and Well-Being. SAGE Open 12:1, pages 215824402210799.
Crossref
Johannes Fuss & Beáta Bőthe. 2022. Mental Health in a Digital World. Mental Health in a Digital World 307 344 .
Taylor Kohut, Kiersten A. Dobson, Rhonda N. Balzarini, Ronald D. Rogge, Amanda M. Shaw, James K. McNulty, V. Michelle Russell, William A. Fisher & Lorne Campbell. (2021) But What’s Your Partner Up to? Associations Between Relationship Quality and Pornography Use Depend on Contextual Patterns of Use Within the Couple. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
Crossref
Gemma Mestre-Bach, Gretchen R. Blycker, Carlos Chiclana Actis, Matthias Brand & Marc N. Potenza. (2021) Religion, Morality, Ethics, and Problematic Pornography Use. Current Addiction Reports 8:4, pages 568-577.
Crossref
Beáta Bőthe, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel & Sophie Bergeron. (2021) Hypersexuality in Mixed-Sex Couples: A Dyadic Longitudinal Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:5, pages 2139-2150.
Crossref
Dimitra Chasioti & James Binnie. (2021) Exploring the Etiological Pathways of Problematic Pornography Use in NoFap/PornFree Rebooting Communities: A Critical Narrative Analysis of Internet Forum Data. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:5, pages 2227-2243.
Crossref
Samantha Keene. 2021. The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse. The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse 289 308 .
Tomasz Oleksy & Anna Wnuk. (2021) Do women perceive sex robots as threatening? The role of political views and presenting the robot as a female-vs male-friendly product. Computers in Human Behavior 117, pages 106664.
Crossref
Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Natalie O. Rosen, Aleksandar Štulhofer, Myriam Bosisio & Sophie Bergeron. (2021) Pornography Use and Sexual Health among Same-Sex and Mixed-Sex Couples: An Event-Level Dyadic Analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:2, pages 667-681.
Crossref
Ami Rokach & Karishma Patel. 2021. Human Sexuality. Human Sexuality 379 406 .
Heena Sayyeda Amir. (2020) The Effectiveness of Contemporary Islamic Scholars in Tackling Pornography Addiction: A Case of Muslim Students in Britain. Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature 7:2, pages 123-136.
Crossref
Sarah Ashton, Karalyn McDonald & Maggie Kirkman. (2020) Pornography and sexual relationships: Discursive challenges for young women. Feminism & Psychology 30:4, pages 489-507.
Crossref
Perrotta Giulio. (2020) Dysfunctional sexual behaviors: definition, clinical contexts, neurobiological profiles and treatments. International Journal of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care, pages 061-069.
Crossref
Catarina Durante Bergue Alves & Klaus E. Cavalhieri. (2019) Self-perceived Problematic Pornography Use: An Integrative Model from a Research Domain Criteria and Ecological Perspective. Sexuality & Culture 24:5, pages 1619-1640.
Crossref
Dane Mauer-Vakil & Anees Bahji. (2020) The Addictive Nature of Compulsive Sexual Behaviours and Problematic Online Pornography Consumption: A Review. Canadian Journal of Addiction 11:3, pages 42-51.
Crossref
Aimee Adam. (2019) Perceptions of infidelity: A comparison of sexual, emotional, cyber-, and parasocial behaviors. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships 13:2, pages 237-252.
Crossref
Richard Joseph Behun & Eric W. OwensRichard Joseph Behun & Eric W. Owens. 2019. Youth and Internet Pornography. Youth and Internet Pornography 61 73 .
Jennifer A. JohnsonMatthew B. EzzellAna J. BridgesChyng F. Sun. (2019) Pornography and Heterosexual Women's Intimate Experiences with a Partner. Journal of Women's Health 28:9, pages 1254-1265.
Crossref
Rhonda N. Balzarini, Christoffer Dharma, Amy Muise & Taylor Kohut. (2019) Eroticism Versus Nurturance. Social Psychology 50:3, pages 185-200.
Crossref
Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Ève Daspe, Véronique Charbonneau-Lefebvre, Myriam Bosisio & Sophie Bergeron. (2019) Pornography Use in Adult Mixed-Sex Romantic Relationships: Context and Correlates. Current Sexual Health Reports 11:1, pages 35-43.
Crossref
Ingrid L. Laemmle-Ruff, Michelle Raggatt, Cassandra J. C. Wright, Elise R. Carrotte, Angela Davis, Rebecca Jenkinson & Megan S. C. Lim. (2019) Personal and reported partner pornography viewing by Australian women, and association with mental health and body image. Sexual Health 16:1, pages 75.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry. (2017) Pornography Use and Marital Separation: Evidence from Two-Wave Panel Data. Archives of Sexual Behavior 47:6, pages 1869-1880.
Crossref
Aaron M. Norton, Joyce Baptist & Bernie Hogan. (2017) Computer‐Mediated Communication in Intimate Relationships: Associations of Boundary Crossing, Intrusion, Relationship Satisfaction, and Partner Responsiveness. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 44:1, pages 165-182.
Crossref
Garima Jain & Shilpita Sen. 2018. Internet Infidelity. Internet Infidelity 31 43 .
Shaila Kulkarni MisriShaila Kulkarni Misri. 2018. Paternal Postnatal Psychiatric Illnesses. Paternal Postnatal Psychiatric Illnesses 119 138 .
Jeremy N. Thomas, Becka A. Alper & Shane A. Gleason. (2023) Anti-pornography Narratives as Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Religious Variation in the Effect that Pornography Viewing has on the Marital Happiness of Husbands. Review of Religious Research 59:4, pages 471-497.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry & Joshua T. Davis. (2017) Are Pornography Users More Likely to Experience a Romantic Breakup? Evidence from Longitudinal Data. Sexuality & Culture 21:4, pages 1157-1176.
Crossref
Beáta Bőthe, István Tóth-Király, Zsolt Demetrovics & Gábor Orosz. (2017) The pervasive role of sex mindset: Beliefs about the malleability of sexual life is linked to higher levels of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction and lower levels of problematic pornography use. Personality and Individual Differences 117, pages 15-22.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry & Kara J. Snawder. (2017) Pornography, Religion, and Parent–Child Relationship Quality. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46:6, pages 1747-1761.
Crossref
Joshua B. Grubbs, Julie J. Exline, Kenneth I. Pargament, Fred Volk & Matthew J. Lindberg. (2016) Internet Pornography Use, Perceived Addiction, and Religious/Spiritual Struggles. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46:6, pages 1733-1745.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry. (2016) Spousal Religiosity, Religious Bonding, and Pornography Consumption. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46:2, pages 561-574.
Crossref
Taylor Kohut, William A. Fisher & Lorne Campbell. (2016) Perceived Effects of Pornography on the Couple Relationship: Initial Findings of Open-Ended, Participant-Informed, “Bottom-Up” Research. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46:2, pages 585-602.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry. (2016) Does Viewing Pornography Reduce Marital Quality Over Time? Evidence from Longitudinal Data. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46:2, pages 549-559.
Crossref
Nicholas P. Newstrom & Steven M. Harris. (2016) Pornography and Couples: What Does the Research Tell Us?. Contemporary Family Therapy 38:4, pages 412-423.
Crossref
Jenny Minarcik, Chad T. Wetterneck & MARY B. Short. (2016) The effects of sexually explicit material use on romantic relationship dynamics. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 5:4, pages 700-707.
Crossref
Meagan Tyler & Kaye Quek. (2016) Conceptualizing Pornographication. Sexualization, Media, & Society 2:2, pages 237462381664328.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry. (2016) From Bad to Worse? Pornography Consumption, Spousal Religiosity, Gender, and Marital Quality. Sociological Forum 31:2, pages 441-464.
Crossref
Kyler Rasmussen. (2016) A Historical and Empirical Review of Pornography and Romantic Relationships: Implications for Family Researchers. Journal of Family Theory & Review 8:2, pages 173-191.
Crossref
Chyng Sun, Ana Bridges, Jennifer A. Johnson & Matthew B. Ezzell. (2014) Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations. Archives of Sexual Behavior 45:4, pages 983-994.
Crossref
Gemma Sharp & Marika Tiggemann. (2016) Educating women about normal female genital appearance variation. Body Image 16, pages 70-78.
Crossref
Stephanie Montgomery-Graham, Taylor Kohut, William Fisher & Lorne Campbell. (2015) How the popular media rushes to judgment about pornography and relationships while research lags behind. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 24:3, pages 243-256.
Crossref
Lucia C. Lykke & Philip N. Cohen. (2015) The Widening Gender Gap in Opposition to Pornography, 1975–2012. Social Currents 2:4, pages 307-323.
Crossref
Samuel L. Perry. (2015) Pornography Consumption as a Threat to Religious Socialization. Sociology of Religion, pages srv043.
Crossref
Dawn M. Szymanski, Chandra E. Feltman & Trevor L. Dunn. (2015) Male Partners’ Perceived Pornography Use and Women’s Relational and Psychological Health: The Roles of Trust, Attitudes, and Investment. Sex Roles 73:5-6, pages 187-199.
Crossref
Linda D. Muusses, Peter Kerkhof & Catrin Finkenauer. (2015) Internet pornography and relationship quality: A longitudinal study of within and between partner effects of adjustment, sexual satisfaction and sexually explicit internet material among newly-weds. Computers in Human Behavior 45, pages 77-84.
Crossref
Tracy L. Tylka & Ashley M. Kroon Van Diest. (2014) You Looking at Her “Hot” Body May Not be “Cool” for Me. Psychology of Women Quarterly 39:1, pages 67-84.
Crossref
Kirk Doran & Joseph Price. (2014) Pornography and Marriage. Journal of Family and Economic Issues 35:4, pages 489-498.
Crossref
Sebastián Valenzuela, Daniel Halpern & James E. Katz. (2014) Social network sites, marriage well-being and divorce: Survey and state-level evidence from the United States. Computers in Human Behavior 36, pages 94-101.
Crossref
Ariel Kor, Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Yehuda A. Fogel, Mario Mikulincer, Rory C. Reid & Marc N. Potenza. (2014) Psychometric development of the Problematic Pornography Use Scale. Addictive Behaviors 39:5, pages 861-868.
Crossref
Dawn M. Szymanski & Destin N. Stewart-Richardson. (2014) Psychological, Relational, and Sexual Correlates of Pornography Use on Young Adult Heterosexual Men in Romantic Relationships. The Journal of Men's Studies 22:1, pages 64-82.
Crossref
Heung-wah Wong & Hoi-yan Yau. (2014) “I Don’t Like Watching Japanese Adult Videos Because You Like It”. SAGE Open 4:2, pages 215824401453013.
Crossref
Jeremy N. Thomas. (2013) Outsourcing Moral Authority: The Internal Secularization of Evangelicals’ Anti‐Pornography Narratives. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52:3, pages 457-475.
Crossref
Spencer B. Olmstead, Sesen Negash, Kay Pasley & Frank D. Fincham. (2012) Emerging Adults’ Expectations for Pornography Use in the Context of Future Committed Romantic Relationships: A Qualitative Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior 42:4, pages 625-635.
Crossref
Cameron Staley & Nicole Prause. (2012) Erotica Viewing Effects on Intimate Relationships and Self/Partner Evaluations. Archives of Sexual Behavior 42:4, pages 615-624.
Crossref
Tara M. Pyle & Ana J. Bridges. (2012) Perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior: Comparing pornography and marijuana use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 1:4, pages 171-179.
Crossref
Destin N. Stewart & Dawn M. Szymanski. (2012) Young Adult Women’s Reports of Their Male Romantic Partner’s Pornography Use as a Correlate of Their Self-Esteem, Relationship Quality, and Sexual Satisfaction. Sex Roles 67:5-6, pages 257-271.
Crossref
Katherine M. Hertlein. (2012) Digital Dwelling: Technology in Couple and Family Relationships. Family Relations 61:3, pages 374-387.
Crossref
Nathaniel M. Lambert, Sesen Negash, Tyler F. Stillman, Spencer B. Olmstead & Frank D. Fincham. (2012) A Love That Doesn't Last: Pornography Consumption and Weakened Commitment to One's Romantic Partner. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 31:4, pages 410-438.
Crossref
ANA J. BRIDGES & PATRICIA J. MOROKOFF. (2010) Sexual media use and relational satisfaction in heterosexual couples. Personal Relationships 18:4, pages 562-585.
Crossref
Miodrag Popovic. (2010) Pornography Use and Closeness with Others in Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior 40:2, pages 449-456.
Crossref
Christian Grov, Brian Joseph Gillespie, Tracy Royce & Janet Lever. (2010) Perceived Consequences of Casual Online Sexual Activities on Heterosexual Relationships: A U.S. Online Survey. Archives of Sexual Behavior 40:2, pages 429-439.
Crossref
Amanda M. Maddox, Galena K. Rhoades & Howard J. Markman. (2009) Viewing Sexually-Explicit Materials Alone or Together: Associations with Relationship Quality. Archives of Sexual Behavior 40:2, pages 441-448.
Crossref
Orly BenjaminDmitry Tlusten. (2010) Intimacy and/or degradation: Heterosexual images of togetherness and women’s embracement of pornography. Sexualities 13:5, pages 599-623.
Crossref
Deniz Yucel & Margaret A. Gassanov. (2010) Exploring actor and partner correlates of sexual satisfaction among married couples. Social Science Research 39:5, pages 725-738.
Crossref
Catherine A. Simmons, Peter Lehmann & Shannon Collier-Tenison. (2008) Linking Male Use of the Sex Industry to Controlling Behaviors in Violent Relationships. Violence Against Women 14:4, pages 406-417.
Crossref
Jason S. CarrollLaura M. Padilla-Walker, Larry J. Nelson, Chad D. Olson, Carolyn McNamara Barry & Stephanie D. Madsen. (2008) Generation XXX. Journal of Adolescent Research 23:1, pages 6-30.
Crossref
Robert F. Bornstein. (2006) The complex relationship between dependency and domestic violence: Converging psychological factors and social forces.. American Psychologist 61:6, pages 595-606.
Crossref
Mark H. Bird. (2007) SEXUAL ADDICTION AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY: FACILITATING INDIVIDUAL AND RELATIONSHIP HEALING THROUGH COUPLE THERAPY. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 32:3, pages 297-311.
Crossref
Charlene Y. Senn & Serge Desmarais. (2004) Impact of Interaction With a Partner or Friend on the Exposure Effects of Pornography and Erotica. Violence and Victims 19:6, pages 645-658.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.