Abstract
The role of masturbation frequency and pornography use on sexual response during partnered sex has been controversial, the result of mixed and inconsistent findings. However, studies investigating this relationship have often suffered from methodological shortcomings. We investigated the role of masturbation frequency and pornography use on both the occurrence and severity of delayed/inhibited ejaculation (DE), an increasingly common sexual problem among men. We did so in a large (nonclinical) multinational sample of cisgender men (N = 2332; mean age = 40.3, SE = 0.31) within a multivariate context that relied on multiple (and, when possible, standardized) assessments of sexual dysfunctions while controlling for possible confounding variables. Results indicated a weak, inconsistent, and sometimes absent association between the frequency of pornography use and DE symptomology and/or severity. In contrast, both poorer erectile functioning and anxiety/depression represented consistent and strong predictors of DE and, to a lesser extent, DE severity. Other factors, including relationship satisfaction, sexual interest, and masturbation frequency, were significantly though moderately to weakly associated with DE. In conclusion, associations (or sometimes lack thereof) between masturbation frequency, pornography use, and delayed ejaculation are more clearly understood when analyzed in a multivariate context that controls for possible confounding effects.
Highlights
Published: 6 February 2022With increasing access to the Internet, traditional barriers to sexually explicit materials such as public stigma and societal restriction have waned considerably over the past 20 years
This study examined the relationships between frequency of masturbation and pornography use both on the overall likelihood of suffering from delayed ejaculation/orgasm during partnered sex and, for a subset of men experiencing delayed ejaculation, on the severity of the delayed/inhibited ejaculation (DE) problem
Pornography Use and Masturbation Frequency as Predictors of DE Severity (Aim 5). In this set of analyses, we investigated only those men with symptoms of DE, with the aim of determining whether masturbation frequency and/or pornography use predicted the severity of DE during partnered sex
Summary
Published: 6 February 2022With increasing access to the Internet, traditional barriers to sexually explicit materials such as public stigma and societal restriction have waned considerably over the past 20 years. Social restrictions regarding access to pornography have traditionally been predicated on the assumption that it imparts negative effects to individuals and to society at large. These effects had been framed primarily as moral or religious issues [5,6]. The negative consequences of pornography have found secular parallels, often ones involving psychological health and social welfare Such putative detrimental consequences include negative effects on an individual’s sexual response/capacity [7], diminished relationship quality/satisfaction [8], the potential for addiction [9,10,11], objectification of () women [12,13], and encouragement of high-risk sexual behaviors [14,15].
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