Table 1.

Results of the Principal Component Analysis on the 78 Reasons for Pornography Consumption.

Factor	Motive	Factor Loading
(1) Sex drive	For audio-video support during masturbation	.88
	To have visual content during masturbation	.87
	For masturbation	.84
	Because I like them	.80
	For physical pleasure	.78
	For a quick orgasm	.73
	For audio stimulation	.73
	To fulfill some fantasies	.71
	Because sexual thoughts come to my mind	.71
	For excitement	.70
	I can imagine that I am in certain scenarios that excite me more	.70
	For the pleasure of watching videos that include my kinks and fetishes	.69
	For the pleasure of seeing other people’s bodies	.64
	For the feeling of release	.61
	For ecstasy	.61
	Out of habit	.60
	For release of accumulated sexual tension	.60
	To set the mood and the feeling of excitement	.59
	Because I like to develop fantasies based on porn	.58
	Because they are accessible	.55
	Because it has become a habit	.50
	Because it is an accessible content	.50
	Because I am bored	.49
	Because it is interesting	.49
	To improve mood	.48
	For the story and the script	.45
	Because it fascinates me	.45
	Because it caused addiction from the first views	.45
	For discovering sexual orientation	.28
(2) Enhancing sexual performance	To have a broader perspective on sex	.87
	Because I find out new information	.87
	To learn some techniques to apply in real life	.87
	To improve sexual performance	.86
	Because you learn new tricks	.86
	To gain experience	.83
	For self-education	.82
	Because I find out new things	.82
	To learn new sex positions	.79
	It is a source of inspiration	.77
	To try new things with my partner	.76
	Out of curiosity	.67
	For understanding the sexual pleasures of people of the opposite sex	.61
	It shows me what one partner wants from the other physically	.57
	Because it helps to know yourself better	.49
	To figure out what my sexual preferences are	.48
	To confront reality with sexual ideals and fantasies	.47
	To see something new	.41
	As a couple activity	.40
	Due to the lack of sex education in schools	.36
	To compare myself to people of the same sex in the video in terms of physical appearance and attitude	.35
(3) Social and instrumental reasons	Because of the entourage	.62
	Because all my friends are watching	.62
	For actors	.58
	For the quality of the actors	.55
	Commenting on scenes with friends	.51
	I paint nudes and it is my source of inspiration	.48
	For entertainment	.46
	Because them appear in the series I’m watching	.41
(4) Lack of rel. and emotional skills	Because of loneliness	.86
	Due to the absence of a romantic relationship	.81
	Because it’s been a long time since I was sexually active	.77
	I am separated from my partner and I do not have the opportunity to have sex	.70
	Due to the need for love	.66
	Due to low sexual activity	.66
	Sometimes I feel this need when I am sad	.61
	Because I’m alone	.60
	To fill some emotional gaps	.60
	To alleviate emotional problems	.60
	Because I’m afraid to talk and convey my feelings	.58
	To feel that I am in a sexual relationship with a partner	.54
	Because I think that no potential partner may like me	.54
	Because I miss my ex-partner	.54
	To get my mind off some issues	.53
	To reduce the urge to have sex	.52
	It helps me drive away from my stressful thoughts	.52
	To calm me down	.51
	Because I fail to eliminate sexual tension, to reach an end, without them	.44
	To excite me and see if I’m okay	.30