ERIC Number: EJ1423629
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1554-6128
EISSN: EISSN-1554-6136
Complexity in Emerging Adults' Emotional Reactions to Pornography Use: It Is Not All Good or Bad
Spencer B. Olmstead; Kristin M. Anders; Rhett M. Billen
American Journal of Sexuality Education, v19 n2 p184-210 2024
Little is known about how emerging adults respond emotionally to pornography use. Using a two-study approach, we first examined emerging adults' (N = 269) positive and negative emotional reactions to their own pornography use. Study 2 (N = 517) extended these findings by (a) examining how these emotional reactions are related to well-being and (b) exploring the various ways pornography use can interfere with life. Mixed findings from these two studies demonstrate both positive and negative outcomes for emerging adult men and women. The differential emotional experiences of pornography use and its effects on emerging adults' lives merit further investigation.
Descriptors: Young Adults, Pornography, Emotional Response, Well Being, Late Adolescents, Individual Development, Sexuality, Undergraduate Students, Religion, Gender Differences, Incidence, Life Satisfaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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