Investigating the prevalence of involuntary sexually oriented thoughts and their relation to pornography use

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dc.abstract.enThe research investigates the relationship between the frequency of usage of pornographic materials and the frequency of involuntary sexually oriented thoughts. To this end, 428 adults completed an online procedure consisting of several questionnaires: Porn Usage Questionnaire, Mind-Wandering Questionnaire, Mind-Wandering Deliberate and Mind-Wandering Spontaneous Scales, Questions about Sex Drive and Sociosexuality, and The Social Desirability Scale. In addition, we analysed gender differences in sex drive, sociosexuality, the frequency of usage of pornographic materials and the frequency of the occurrence of sexually oriented thoughts. The study found that men have a higher sex drive than women, which influences their greater tendency towards sociosexuality, pornography use, and involuntary sexual thoughts. Additionally, spontaneous mind wandering was positively associated with involuntary sex thoughts, while deliberate mind wandering showed a negative relationship. These findings suggest that gender differences in sex drive may initiate a chain of effects leading to involuntary sex thoughts, highlighting the complexity of these cognitive processes.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Krakowie
dc.contributor.authorDziubańska, Regina
dc.contributor.authorKękuś, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorWoźniak, Marta
dc.contributor.authorPolczyk, Romuald
dc.contributor.authorBarzykowski, Krystian
dc.date.access2026-06-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-17T10:47:15Z
dc.date.available2026-06-17T10:47:15Z
dc.date.created2026-03-25
dc.date.issued2026-06-10
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19419899.2026.2685187
dc.identifier.eissn1941-9902
dc.identifier.issn1941-9899
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2412
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2026.2685187
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.explanationonline first
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dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enPornography
dc.subject.eninvoluntary thoughts
dc.subject.ensexually oriented thoughts
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleInvestigating the prevalence of involuntary sexually oriented thoughts and their relation to pornography use
dc.title.journalPsychology and Sexuality
dc.typeJournalArticle
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