2010/08/01 by Larry J. Nelson, Laura M. Padilla‐Walker, Jason S. Carroll · 2 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Developmental psychology #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Identity (music) #Marriage and Sexual Relationships #Pornography #Psychoanalysis #Psychology #Religiosity #Religious identity #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Social psychology
paper · doi:10.1037/a0019127
openalex publication_date 2010/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
While researchers have found a negative association between religiosity and pornography use, little, if any, research has examined the specific aspects of religiosity that might be related the use of pornography. Therefore, the purpose of this study of religious young men was to compare those who view pornography with those who do not on indices of (a) family relationships, (b) religiosity (i.e., beliefs, past/present personal religious practices, and past family religious practices), and (c) personal characteristics (identity development, depression, self-esteem, and drug use). Participants were 192 emerging-adult men ages 18-27 (M age = 21.00, SD = 3.00) attending a religious university in the Western United States. While they all believed pornography to be unacceptable, those who did not use pornography (compared to those who did) reported (a) higher levels of past and recent individual religious practices, (b) past family religious practices, (c) higher levels of self-worth and identity development regarding dating and family, and (d) lower levels of depression.