Abstract

Pornography viewing has been cross-sectionally and longitudinally linked to poorer romantic relationship quality. However, only a few studies have looked at (1) the associations of changes in pornography viewing over time with relationship characteristics, (2) differential impacts of watching alone and watching with one’s partner, and (3) how gender moderates these associations. The current study utilizes multilevel modeling to assess for between- and within-subject effects of watching pornography alone versus together on romantic relationship quality over time. A random national sample of 1,234 individuals, who began the study in unmarried heterosexual romantic relationships of at least 2 months’ duration, completed five waves of mail-in surveys over a 20-month period. Watching pornography alone was generally associated with poorer relationship quality for men (e.g., lower relationship adjustment and commitment, less emotional intimacy), but better relationship quality for women. People who reported watching more pornography with their partner reported more relationship intimacy and increases in watching together over time were associated with increases in sexual intimacy. Both watching alone and watching together were related to higher levels of psychological aggression between partners, with few differences by gender. Implications for sex education, relationship education, and couples therapy will be discussed.

摘要

色情观看在横向和纵向上与较差的浪漫关系质量有关。然而，只有少数研究着眼于（1）色情观看随着时间的推移变化与关系特征的关联，（2）单独观看和与伴侣一起观看的不同影响，以及（3）性别如何调节这些关联。目前的研究利用多层次模型来评估随着时间的推移，单独观看色情内容与一起观看色情内容对恋爱关系质量的影响。一个由 1,234 个人组成的随机全国样本，他们在至少 2 个月的未婚异性恋关系中开始了这项研究，并在 20 个月的时间内完成了五波邮寄调查。单独观看色情内容通常与男性较差的关系质量有关（例如，较低的关系调整和承诺，较少的情感亲密），但与女性的关系质量更好。报告与伴侣一起观看更多色情内容的人报告了更多的关系亲密，并且随着时间的推移一起观看的增加与性亲密的增加有关。单独观看和一起观看都与伴侣之间更高程度的心理攻击有关，几乎没有性别差异。将讨论对性教育、关系教育和夫妻治疗的影响。报告与伴侣一起观看更多色情内容的人报告了更多的关系亲密，并且随着时间的推移一起观看的增加与性亲密的增加有关。单独观看和一起观看都与伴侣之间更高程度的心理攻击有关，几乎没有性别差异。将讨论对性教育、关系教育和夫妻治疗的影响。报告与伴侣一起观看更多色情内容的人报告了更多的关系亲密，并且随着时间的推移一起观看的增加与性亲密的增加有关。单独观看和一起观看都与伴侣之间更高程度的心理攻击有关，几乎没有性别差异。将讨论对性教育、关系教育和夫妻治疗的影响。