ABSTRACT

Social comparison processes during pornography consumption and the pressure to adhere to traditional masculinity ideologies (TMIs) about how a male body should look may influence men’s body satisfaction and in turn explain potential associations between pornography consumption and men’s sexual functioning. The current study analysed whether pornography consumption was associated with men’s experience of distressing sexual problems through men’s body satisfaction, and whether men’s endorsement of TMIs moderated those associations. At an Austrian medical university, 261 self-identified heterosexual men (M_age = 24.4, SD = 3.5) participated in an online questionnaire study. Results revealed that high frequency of pornography consumption was associated with poor body satisfaction only in men who strongly endorsed the TMI of men needing to be the dominant. Poor body satisfaction in turn was associated with frequent and/or distressing experiences of erectile difficulty, ejaculating sooner than desired, or diminished intensity of orgasmic sensations. The study’s results suggest that TMIs and Western ideals about an ideal body should be addressed in clinical practice when treating men with sexual problems. Empowering patients with sexual problems to challenge those norms may be important, especially for men who endorse TMIs.

摘要

色情消费期间的社会比较过程以及坚持传统男性气质意识形态（TMI）关于男性身体应该如何看待的压力可能会影响男性的身体满意度，进而解释色情消费与男性性功能之间的潜在关联。目前的研究分析了色情消费是否与男性通过男性身体满意度引起的令人痛苦的性问题的经历有关，以及男性对 TMI 的认可是否缓和了这些关联。在奥地利医科大学，261 名自我认同的异性恋男性（M_年龄 = 24.4，SD = 3.5) 参加了在线问卷调查。结果显示，仅在强烈支持需要成为主导的男性 TMI 的男性中，高频率的色情消费与较差的身体满意度有关。反过来，身体满意度差与勃起困难的频繁和/或令人痛苦的经历有关，射精比预期的要早，或性高潮感觉的强度减弱。该研究的结果表明，在治疗有性问题的男性时，应该在临床实践中解决 TMI 和西方关于理想身体的理想。授权有性问题的患者挑战这些规范可能很重要，尤其是对于支持 TMI 的男性。