Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students
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...
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| author | Urszula Martyniuk Arne Dekker Susanne Sehner Hertha Richter-Appelt Peer Briken |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea181d9123fa468dac5f552feb31b6282024-03-23T13:15:17ZengMasaryk UniversityCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace1802-79622015-07-019210.5817/CP2015-2-4Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university studentsUrszula MartyniukArne DekkerSusanne SehnerHertha Richter-AppeltPeer BrikenThe 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.https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/4334PornographySexually explicit materialsSexual socializationReligiosityYoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Urszula Martyniuk Arne Dekker Susanne Sehner Hertha Richter-Appelt Peer Briken Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace Pornography Sexually explicit materials Sexual socialization Religiosity Young adults |
| title | Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students |
| title_full | Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students |
| title_fullStr | Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students |
| title_short | Religiosity, sexual myths, sex taboos, and pornography use: A cross-national comparison of Polish and German university students |
| title_sort | religiosity sexual myths sex taboos and pornography use a cross national comparison of polish and german university students |
| topic | Pornography Sexually explicit materials Sexual socialization Religiosity Young adults |
| url | https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/4334 |
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