Motivations and outcomes of women’s pornography use

2026/07/22 by Katerina Litsou, Cynthia A. Graham, Cynthia Graham +3 · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Sex work and related issues #Impact of Technology on Adolescents

paper · doi:10.1080/23268743.2026.2692429

Citations

• The Rise of Spanking, Hitting, and Strangulation: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Aggression in Pornography
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• How <i>WEIRD</i> and Androcentric Is Sex Research? Global Inequities in Study Populations
• Associations Between Pornography Use Frequency, Pornography Use Motivations, and Sexual Wellbeing in Couples
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• “Harder and Harder”? Is Mainstream Pornography Becoming Increasingly Violent and Do Viewers Prefer Violent Content?
• Women’s Experiences of Pornography: A Systematic Review of Research Using Qualitative Methods
• Not Practicing What You Preach: Religion and Incongruence Between Pornography Beliefs and Usage
• A Psychometric Comparison of Three Scales and a Single-Item Measure to Assess Sexual Satisfaction

Discussions

• 📊 New research study finds pornography can play both negative & positive roles in women’s sexual lives, women used it for different reasons, & that higher use overall was associated with greater sexu [bsky, 17 points, 0 comments]