Relationship status as an influence on cybersex activity: cybersex, youth, and steady partner

J Sex Marital Ther. 2014;40(5):444-56. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2013.772549. Epub 2013 Oct 17.

Abstract

The authors focus on the influence of participants' having or not having a steady partner when reference to cybersex use. Participants were 1,239 young, Spanish individuals who completed the Internet Sex Screening Test. Results showed the influence of being in a relationship on certain consumption dimensions of cybersex; the influence was found to be greater in men than in women. In general, cybersex activity was higher for single participants, although it was also significant for participants with a steady partner. The authors' findings facilitate the comprehension of the effect of new technologies in intimate human relationships.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Compulsive Behavior / psychology
  • Erotica / psychology*
  • Extramarital Relations / psychology*
  • Family Conflict / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Motivation
  • Object Attachment*
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Self Concept
  • Sex Factors
  • Sexual Partners / psychology*
  • Spain
  • Surveys and Questionnaires