Studying the Relationship of Problematic Online Dating, Social Media Use and Online Sexual Behaviors with Body Esteem and Sexuality

Autor: Henri Chabrol, Vera Walburg, Nina Harren
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sexuality & Culture. 25:2264-2291
ISSN: 1936-4822
1095-5143
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-021-09876-z
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate the connection of problematic online dating (POD), problematic social media (PSM), and problematic online sexual behaviors (POSB), with body esteem and sexuality. Previous research focused either on the impact of media on body esteem, or the impact of body esteem on sexuality. Yet, online media tends to be sexually self-objectifying, requiring more studies on their impact on body esteem and sexuality. In this study, a sample of 825 participants aged between 18 and 54 years old (M = 25, SD = 9.7), with 80% female participants, completed an online survey assessing POD, PSM, POSB, sex addiction, cognitive distractions during sexual intercourse, body esteem, sexual desire, sexual esteem, sexual depression, and sexual preoccupation. POD, PSM, and POSB were significantly correlated (r = 0.14, r = 0.35, r = 0.18). POD was linked to sexual depression (β = 0.10, p
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