Table 4.

Positive and negative impact of viewing adult websites on sexual relationships

	Men (n = 6515) n (%)	Women (n = 1756) n (%)	χ2(1)	Cramer’s V	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusteda odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted sig.
Positive impact
We have sex more often	997 (15.3)	224 (12.8)	7.1**	.03	1.2 (1.1–1.4)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)	***
We’ve become more open to doing new things	1489 (22.9)	418 (23.8)	0.7	<.01	–	–
It’s easier to talk about what we want sexually	1373 (21.1)	397 (22.6)	1.9	<.01	–	–
We view it together to enhance arousal	973 (14.9)	310 (17.7)	7.8**	.03	.82 (.71–.94)	–
One of us views/both of us view it alone to enhance arousal	1114 (171)	260 (14.8)	5.2*	.03	1.2 (1.02–1.4)	1.2 (1.01–1.3)	*
None of the above	3669 (56.3)	983 (56.0)	0.1	<.01	–	–
Negative impact
We have sex less often	613 (9.4)	263 (15.0)	45.3***	.07	.6 (.50–.69)	.6 (.48–.67)	***
One of us is/both of us are bored with our sex routines	764 (11.7)	211 (12.0)	0.1	<.01	–	–
I’m more critical of my partner’s body	577 (8.9)	45 (2.6)	78.8***	.10	3.7 (.27–5.0)	4.2 (3.1–5.7)	***
My partner seems more critical of my body	77 (1.2)	161 (9.2)	315.7***	.20	.12 (.09–.16)	.12 (.09–.16)	***
I’m less aroused by our real sex than by cybersex	597 (9.2)	64 (3.6)	57.3***	.08	2.7 (2.0–3.5)	2.7 (2.1–3.6)	***
I feel pressure to perform sexual acts that my partner sees online	87 (1 3)	300 (17.1)	769.2***	.30	.07 (.05–.08)	.07 (.05–.09)	***
None of the above	4871 (74.8)	1182 (67.3)	39.2***	.07	1.4 (1.3–1.6)	1.4 (1.3–1.6)	***

Note: n = 105 participants were not asked this these questions due to incorrect skip pattern embeded in the electronic survey. n = 8721 heterosexual men and women in committed relationships who either they and/or their partners have accessed online sex-related materials. –, not significant

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001

^aAdjusted using logistic regression, for participant’s age, education, and length of time in relationship with current partner