Religiosity, Sexual Myths, Sex Taboos and Pornography Use: A Cross-National Comparison of Polish and German University Students.
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Religiosity, Sexual Myths, Sex Taboos and Pornography Use: A Cross-National Comparison of Polish and German University Students. / Martyniuk, Urszula; Dekker, Arne; Sehner, Susanne; Richter-Appelt, Hertha; Briken, Peer.
In: CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2015, p. 1.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Religiosity, Sexual Myths, Sex Taboos and Pornography Use: A Cross-National Comparison of Polish and German University Students.
AU - Martyniuk, Urszula
AU - Dekker, Arne
AU - Sehner, Susanne
AU - Richter-Appelt, Hertha
AU - Briken, Peer
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The study aimed to compare pornography use of students in two culturally different European countries – Poland and Germany, and to investigate associations with religiosity, sexual myths, and sex taboos. Data were collected in an online survey among German (n = 1303) and Polish (n = 1135) university students aged 18-26 years. Polish students were more religious, showed a greater acceptance of sexual myths, and reported a higher level of sex taboos in their origin families. Polish students were younger at their first contact with pornography, while German students used pornographic materials more often. Results suggested a link between sociocultural background, especially religiosity, and pornography engagement. The relationship between pornography use and religiosity was ambiguous. On the one hand, attending church was negatively associated with age at first contact and pornography use. On the other hand, the association of intrinsic religiosity with pornography use proved to be contradictory: it was correlated with a lower frequency of pornography use for females and with a higher frequency for males. The agreement with common sexual myths was related to a higher frequency of pornography use. There was no association between the level of sex taboos and pornography use.
AB - The study aimed to compare pornography use of students in two culturally different European countries – Poland and Germany, and to investigate associations with religiosity, sexual myths, and sex taboos. Data were collected in an online survey among German (n = 1303) and Polish (n = 1135) university students aged 18-26 years. Polish students were more religious, showed a greater acceptance of sexual myths, and reported a higher level of sex taboos in their origin families. Polish students were younger at their first contact with pornography, while German students used pornographic materials more often. Results suggested a link between sociocultural background, especially religiosity, and pornography engagement. The relationship between pornography use and religiosity was ambiguous. On the one hand, attending church was negatively associated with age at first contact and pornography use. On the other hand, the association of intrinsic religiosity with pornography use proved to be contradictory: it was correlated with a lower frequency of pornography use for females and with a higher frequency for males. The agreement with common sexual myths was related to a higher frequency of pornography use. There was no association between the level of sex taboos and pornography use.
U2 - 10.5817/CP2015-2-4
DO - 10.5817/CP2015-2-4
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 9
SP - 1
JO - CYBERPSYCHOLOGY
JF - CYBERPSYCHOLOGY
SN - 1802-7962
IS - 2
ER -