Online sexual activities among university students: relationship with sexual satisfaction

Gutiérrez-Puertas, Lorena; Márquez-Hernández, Verónica V.; Gutiérrez-Puertas, Vanesa; Gámez, Genoveva Granados; Rodríguez-García, Ma Carmen; Aguilera-Manrique, Gabriel

doi:10.6018/analesps.353761

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“…at an increasingly young age (Ballester-Arnal et al, 2016). Additionally, we also found a high prevalence of online "sexual activities" among Spanish young adults (Gutiérrez-Puertas et al, 2020), as well as the use of social networks for flirting, searching for sexual information, purchasing sexual materials, etc., which is also significant and coincides with the international literature (Shaughnessy et al, 2013;Zheng & Zheng, 2014).…”

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Spanish LGBTQ+ Youth and the Role of Online Networks During the First Wave of Covid‐19

Méndez

López‐Sáez

2022

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During the lockdown measures put in place at the time of the first wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic in Spain (March through June 2020), LGBTQ+ youth lived through a particularly stressful situation that has so far received little attention. Confined in homes that are often hostile to their sexuality, struggling with the transition to online classes, they reached out to Internet social networks to obtain the support most of them lack in person. This article explores the role of technology for LGBTQ+ youth during a period when the educational environment was not supportive of students’ sexuality and identity needs. The research assesses correlations between the use of online social networks and the perceptions of support received from others (using the concepts of social support, thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness, and cohabitation in their homes). The study involves a sample of 445 Spanish participants aged 13 to 21. A descriptive multivariate analysis of variance and bivariate correlations was performed. We found that social networks were very important for LGBTQ+ youth during the pandemic, helping them to explore their identities, but could also be a source of violence. In this regard, while trans and nonbinary youth’s use of social networks to contact acquaintances show important differences when compared to that of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, the former group also experiences more violence coming from these networks, finds less social support through them, and feels a stronger sense of burdensomeness in relation to them. Additionally, they were often living with people other than family members during the lockdown. This data suggests the need to offer specific support and online services for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly for trans and nonbinary youth.

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confidence: 56%

Spanish LGBTQ+ Youth and the Role of Online Networks During the First Wave of Covid‐19

Méndez

López‐Sáez

2022

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“…In regards to adults, prior research has found that those who do not use pornography report the highest sexual satisfaction, particularly surrounding their satisfaction with their sexual partner and the amount of sexual activity they regularly engage in [41]. Although we reviewed evidence above suggesting that using pornography with a partner increases partnered sexual functioning, other research has shown that most pornography users typically consume pornography for the purposes of solitary masturbation, which is associated with decreased sexual satisfaction for both men and women [42][43][44][45][46].…”

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Pornography Use and Holistic Sexual Functioning: a Systematic Review of Recent Research

Hoagland

Grubbs

2021

Curr Addict Rep

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Purpose of the Review: Pornography use is a common recreational activity in most developed nations with unrestricted internet access. As public awareness of pornography's popularity has grown, so have concerns about potentially deleterious effects of pornography. One domain of particular concern has been the impact of pornography use and online sexual behaviors on sexual well-being. Over recent years, a number of studies have examined how pornography use relates to sexual well-being. The present work seeks to review such literature, with a particular focus on the effects of pornography on sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction. To this end, a systematic review of recent research (within the past 5 years) was conducted. Recent Findings: A total of 44 articles were included in the systematic review. In some situations, pornography use is associated with greater sexual functioning and greater sexual satisfaction, and in other cases it seems to be associated with lower sexual functioning and lower sexual satisfaction. Specifically, mere pornography use itself was most often not associated with sexual functioning in either direction, but self-reported problematic use of pornography was consistently associated with more sexual functioning problems. Summary: Collectively, results suggest a nuanced understanding of the effects of pornography on sexual well-being, with the context of and perceptions about pornography use being extremely important in predicting whether or not pornography has negative effects.

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“…Out of the many types of OSAs, for the purpose of this study, two categories will be selected, solitary OSAs (e.g., watching pornography) and partnered OSAs (e.g., sex chat) [18]. Thus far, research concerning OSA has focused mainly on harmful outcomes, such as exposure trauma [19], positive attitudes towards uncommitted sex [20,21], risks for decreased social integration [22], abuse or addiction [23] and sexual dissatisfaction [24,25], reflecting interest in the new and uncertain threats related to the everexpanding digital domain. In contrast, very few studies have investigated less unpleasant outcomes of OSAs or, indeed, the relation between OSAs and the sexual self-concept.…”

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Mobile Dating Applications and the Sexual Self: A Cluster Analysis of Users’ Characteristics

Mateizer

Avram

2022

IJERPH

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The online environment has had a profound sociocultural impact, and its implications pose new challenges to modern-day societies. The digital sexual and dating domains have dramatically affected sexual and romantic behavior and norms, and yet, no empirical studies have addressed the role of the sexual self-concept in driving sexual and romantic online behavior. The aim of this study is to identify reliable sexual self-configurations through a cluster analysis approach and determine whether these profiles are informative in relation to app use motives and sexual outcomes. For this purpose, a total of 244 subjects were recruited. Survey questions measured a set of demographic parameters, motives for app use, online sexual activities, attachment orientations, the sexual self-concept and sexual satisfaction. Five clusters were identified, including two with high levels of sexual drive (“Driven” and “Adventurous”), two with low levels of sexual drive (“Unassured” and “Naïve”) and one with an intermediate level of sexual drive (“Competent”). The clusters differed on gender, attachment styles, app use patterns and sexual characteristics. These findings provide insight into how the sexual self-concept relates to the interaction between individuals and the online sexual and dating scenes.

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Online sexual activities among university students: relationship with sexual satisfaction

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Spanish LGBTQ+ Youth and the Role of Online Networks During the First Wave of Covid‐19

Spanish LGBTQ+ Youth and the Role of Online Networks During the First Wave of Covid‐19

Pornography Use and Holistic Sexual Functioning: a Systematic Review of Recent Research

Mobile Dating Applications and the Sexual Self: A Cluster Analysis of Users’ Characteristics

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