Psychosexual correlates of viewing sexually explicit sex on television among women in the Netherlands

This study focuses on frequency, motives, and reactions in relation to viewing sexually explicit sex on tv (SETV) among a sample of 201 Dutch women, and explores correlations with demographic, psychosexual, and behavioral variables. We found that 60% of these women watch SETV on a somewhat regular basis. Motivations are most often leisure or sensation seeking. Reactions appreciative of SETV are strong among only few women. Results suggest that the more vulnerable women may get uncomfortable and get their egos hurt by watching SETV, whereas the least vulnerable ones may profit by showing appreciative reactions and reactions affirmative of their own sex life. Evidence is in accordance with the notion of exposure to SEM as a cyclical process of information processing.