Archives of Sexual Behavior最新文献

Albeit a positive association between pornography use frequency (PUF) and body dissatisfaction has been identified, studies examining the link between PUF and disordered eating behavior (DEB) have been highly limited in scope (e.g., only focused on men) and have several limitations (e.g., lack of a longitudinal study design and small sample size). The present study aimed to address one of these gaps by examining the longitudinal associations between PUF and DEB, while considering the mediating role of body dissatisfaction over a 1-year period in a sample of young adults. We performed an autoregressive cross-lagged analysis with a multi-group approach among 3764 adults (M_age = 23.00, SD _age = 4.74, 48.24% men and 51.75% women). Our findings showed that higher levels of PUF were cross-sectionally associated with higher levels of DEB among men and women at T1. However, at T2, higher levels of PUF were associated with lower levels of DEB among men and women. Longitudinally, baseline PUF was positively associated with DEB among men and women. However, the reverse association was not observed. Furthermore, the results indicated that body dissatisfaction partially mediated the associations of PUF at baseline (T1) with DEB at the 1-year follow-up (T2) both for men (b_indirect = .047, 95% CI [.012, .078], p = .011) and women (b_indirect = .033, 95% CI [.001, .059], p = .044). Body dissatisfaction seems to play a significant mediating role in the relationship between PUF and DEB. Clinicians treating clients with DEB may consider PUF as a potential contributing factor to the development of eating disturbances via body dissatisfaction.

The transition to parenthood involves relational, sexual, and identity changes for individuals and couples. Although prior research suggests that new mothers may experience tension between their roles as parents and sexual partners, this “parent-lover” role conflict remains underexplored in non-bearing partners, especially at the daily level. This study examined how daily feelings of parent-lover role conflict in new parents relate to both partners’ sexual well-being (satisfaction, desire, enjoyment, frequency) at four months postpartum, and whether these associations vary by feeding habits (exclusive breastfeeding vs. mixed-feeding/formula exclusively). A sample of 196 first-time parent couples (bearing mothers and non-bearing partners) completed online daily diaries for 14 days. Multilevel analyses provided evidence that, overall, higher role conflict was related to more negative sexual outcomes for both parents. Associations between mothers’ higher role conflict and both parents’ poorer outcomes were more consistent across the 14 days, whereas associations with partners’ role conflict were more apparent at the daily level. Partners’ higher role conflict was related to lower couple sexual frequency, both daily and over the 14-day period. Breastfeeding was related to higher role conflict and lower sexual satisfaction and moderated two associations between role conflict and sexual well-being. These results highlight that role conflict is not unique to mothers but may be a shared experience among new parents and a potential risk factor for both partners’ sexual well-being during the early postpartum. They also suggest that feeding habits may shape how this conflict is experienced and how it relates to sexual well-being.

Despite significant improvements in access to sexual and reproductive health services worldwide, many people with disabilities, particularly in low-income settings, remain vulnerable to risky sexual behaviors, predisposing them to sexual and reproductive health problems. This study examined the spatial patterns and performed a decomposition analysis of the educational status disparity in factors associated with risky sexual behavior among women with disabilities in 10 African countries. We utilized the latest secondary dataset with a disability module from demographic health surveys conducted in these countries between 2010 and 2022, including a sample size of 16,517 women with disabilities. Spatial analysis was employed to reveal the patterns of risky sexual behavior, while multivariable Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition regression analysis examined the disparity between educational status and risky sexual behavior. The analysis accounted for the complex survey design and results were presented using percentages and adjusted coefficients. The spatial pattern of risky sexual behavior among women with disabilities varied widely across the 10 African countries studied, with proportion ranging from 20 to 80%. Kenya leads with the highest prevalence at 94%, followed by Mali at 90%, while Mauritania reported no occurrence at 0%. Most of the disparity (81.93%) in risky sexual behavior related to educational status among women with disabilities was due to differences in coefficients, with the remaining 18.07% attributed to differences in characteristics. The findings indicate that women with disabilities, whether with formal or informal education, are highly exposed to risky sexual behavior in Africa. Therefore, targeted interventions are needed to minimize risky sexual behavior among women with disabilities in these countries.