Research surrounding pornography and its impact on individual and relationship functioning is a frequent and ongoing debate in the current literature. However, recent meta-analyses and aggregated studies suggest that relationship distress is associated with higher levels of general pornography use. This may be a reason why a significant number of men and women view pornography and seek help for their use. In the present study, we explored whether participation in the OurRelationship program, a web-based relationship education program that has been empirically shown to reduce relationship distress but is not tailored to reduce general pornography use, was associated with reliable changes in pornography-related behaviors. In a sample of low-income and diverse couples (N = 314 couples; 628 individuals), we observed high completion rates (64.3%) as well as reliable, small-sized decreases in the frequency and duration of pornography use for the average couple (d = 0.12–0.13). Furthermore, post hoc analyses found that individuals who began the program viewing pornography daily reported reliability-larger decreases in pornography-related behaviors (d = 0.32–0.90) than those who viewed pornography less frequently. However, we did not see reliable changes in couples’ arguments about pornography use or perceptions of problematic use. The findings were generally not moderated by gender or lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinicians struggling to reduce their client’s general pornography use may consider including a focus on improving general romantic relationship functioning.

围绕色情及其对个人和关系功能的影响的研究是当前文献中频繁且持续的争论。然而，最近的荟萃分析和综合研究表明，关系困扰与较高水平的一般色情内容使用有关。这可能是大量男性和女性观看色情内容并寻求使用帮助的原因。在本研究中，我们探讨了参与 OurRelationship 计划（一项基于网络的关系教育计划，经经验证明可以减少关系困扰，但并非旨在减少一般色情内容的使用）是否与色情相关行为的可靠变化相关。 。在低收入和多样化夫妇的样本中（N = 314对情侣；628 个人），我们观察到平均夫妇使用色情内容的频率和持续时间有很高的完成率（64.3%）以及可靠的小幅下降（d  = 0.12-0.13）。此外，事后分析发现，开始该计划每天观看色情内容的人报告了可靠性——与色情相关的行为大幅减少（d = 0.32–0.90）比那些较少观看色情内容的人要高。然而，我们没有看到夫妻关于色情内容使用的争论或对有问题的使用的看法发生可靠的变化。调查结果通常不受 COVID-19 大流行导致的性别或生活方式变化的影响。努力减少客户一般色情内容使用的临床医生可能会考虑重点改善一般浪漫关系的功能。