Pornografijos įtaka asmenybei – tai vienas iš prieštaringiausių klausimų, atkreipusių mokslininkų dėmesį per pastaruosius dešimtmečius. Didžioji dalis tyrimų, nagrinėjančių pornografijos poveikį žmogui, tyrinėja seksualiai atviros medžiagos ryšį su elgesiu. Tačiau ne mažiau svarbu suprasti, ar pornografijos žiūrėjimas įtakoja žmogaus seksualinę Aš-koncepciją ir Aš-reprezentacijas, kadangi šios struktūros veikia ne tik žmogaus elgesį, bet ir kitus bei intrapersonalinius bei tarpasmeninius žmogaus procesus. Atliktame tyrime siekėme išsiaiškinti kaip pornografijos žiūrėjimas įtakoja seksualinės Aš koncepcijos aspektus ir žmogaus dabartinio, idealaus ir privalomojo seksualinio Aš reprezentacijas (iš savo ir reikšmingojo kito pozicijos). Tyrimo metu buvo įvertinti 70 tiriamųjų (36 vyrai ir 34 moterys), kurie turi seksualinius partnerius ir žiūri pornografinę medžiagą internete. Įvertinimui naudoti šie metodai: „Rizikingo pornografijos žiūrėjimo anketa“, „Multidimencinis Aš-koncepcijos klausimynas“ ir struktūruotas interviu. Nustatyta, kad vyrai daugiau laiko skiria pornografijos žiūrėjimui, negu moterys, nors patiriamų rizikingo pornografijos žiūrėjimo požymių stiprumas tarp abiejų lyčių nesiskiria. Nustatytas ryšys tarp rizikingo pornografijos žiūrėjimo požymių stiprumo ir šių seksualinės Aš-koncepcijos ypatumų: susirūpinimo seksu, troškimo įsitraukti į lytinius santykius, polinkio rūpintis savo seksualiniu įvaizdžiu ir galvojimo apie savo seksualinį gyvenimą, įsitikinimų, kad... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The impact of pornography on human personality is one of the most controversial questions, attracted most scientists’ attention over past decades. Vast majority of research, exploring pornography influence on personality, investigate relation of sexually explicit material and behavior. However, it is worth pointing out, how pornography influences sexual Self-concept and Self-representations. This research investigates the relation between consuming of sexually explicit material and sexual Self-concept. What is more, we tried to identify the impact of pornography viewing on Real, Ideal and Ought Self-representations (from self and significant other perspectives). Sample consisted of 70 subjects (34 women, 36 men), who announced to watch pornography on Internet and used to have an intimate partner. Three methods where used to evaluate the aspects of Self-concept and Self-representations in relation to pornography use: “Problematic pornography watching scale”, “Multidimensional sexual Self-concept Questionnaire” and structured interview, evaluating Real, Ideal and Ought Self-representations. It was found significant difference comparing male and female time spent on watching sexually explicit material, although no significant difference was found between gender and problematic pornography watching symptoms. It was found, that subjects, scored high on Problematic pornography watching scale tend to be preoccupied with sex and constantly think about aspects of their sexual life... [to full text]

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“Girl-on-girl” behaviour is portrayed as sexy, liberating, and edgy in contemporary popular culture, mass media, and public settings such as bars and parties. This study looked at the relation of women’s participation in public same-sex sexual behaviour (PSSSB), age, and sexual orientation (heterosexual versus some degree of same-sex orientation) with the following dependent variables: perceptions of PSSSB pressure, reasons for and feelings after engaging in PSSSB, sexual depression, sexual assertiveness, sexual self-efficacy, sexual locus of control, sexual monitoring, and use of PSSSB to explore sexual orientation. Of the 451 women (ages 19-40) who completed the online questionnaire, 54% reported having engaged in PSSSB. Most participants agreed that young women feel pressured to engage in PSSSB and listed media, popular culture, male friends, and peers as sources of this pressure. Exclusively heterosexual women who had engaged in PSSSB (n=100) reported significantly higher perceived social pressure, more subsequent negative feelings, higher sexual depression, greater external sexual locus of control, lower sexual assertiveness than all other participants, and lower scores on sexual self-efficacy than PSSSB women with same-sex orientations. Emerging adult, but not older heterosexual PSSSB women, had significantly higher sexual compliance scores. Heterosexual and same-sex orientation PSSSB women had the highest rates of sexual monitoring, and although their reasons for engaging in PSSSB were different, a majority of both listed alcohol and exploration as factors that contributed to their public girl-on-girl behaviour. Heterosexual women who had not engaged in PSSSB indicated the lowest rates of sexual exploration. Reasons for these differences are discussed. / Graduate

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Little existing research has examined women’s solo masturbation and vibrator usage in a way that highlights the importance of both sexual agency and the sexual/romantic relationship context. This research evaluates if and how social factors, partnership status and the relationship context, and sexual self-concept impact a woman’s behaviors and attitudes toward masturbation and vibrator use. Using cross-sectional survey data from adult women (N=112), descriptive and bivariate analyses were used to explore a variety of factors. Single and partnered women did not differ significantly on a majority of measures, suggesting that partnership status may play an insignificant role in predicting women’s solo sex attitudes and behaviors. Regarding the relationship context, partner communication and positivity toward masturbation and vibrator use significantly varied together. Finally, greater sexual openness and sexual entitlement were associated with higher masturbation frequency. Results from this study suggest that masturbation and vibrator use are common among adult women, and women are capable of sexual agency in relation to masturbation and vibrator use, whether they are in established partnerships or not.