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Erotic Use of Social Media Pornography in Gratifying Romantic Relationship Desires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 December 2019

Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo Open the ORCID record for Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo [Opens in a new window] ,
Bahire Ozad  and
Taiwo Temitope Lasisi
Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo*
Affiliation:
Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (Turkey)
Bahire Ozad
Affiliation:
Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (Turkey)
Taiwo Temitope Lasisi
Affiliation:
Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (Turkey)
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo. Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi. Communication and Media Studies. Gazimagusa, North Cyprus, 99628 (Turkey). E-mail: abdulgaffar@emu.edu.tr
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Abstract

The advent of social media platforms has revolutionized the process of information creation, dissemination and consumption. Although highly debated, pornography consumption on social media is a reality. Building on an acquisition, activation, and application model, this study investigates student’s (n = 379) gratification in romantic relationships as an outcome of their pornography consumption on social media, through the mediating effect of sexual confidence and sexual compulsivity. PROCESS macro was used to analyze the data. Results indicate that the effect of pornography consumption on a viewer’s gratification in a romantic relationship is partially mediated by sexual confidence (β = .0461, p < .001) and sexual compulsivity (β = .420, p < .001). These findings hold important contributions to current literature. Findings also indicate that pornography consumption positively and significantly aids a viewer’s sexual gratification in romantic relationships.

Keywords

pornographyromantic relationshipssexual compulsivitysexual gratificationsocial media
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 22 , 2019 , E61
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2019 

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Arikewuyo, A. O, Ozad, B., & Lasisi, T. T. (2019). Erotic use of social media pornography in gratifying romantic relationship desires. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 22. e61. Doi:10.1017/SJP.2019.60

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