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  • Psychology
  • Sexuality Studies
  • Media Studies

Background:

  • Pornography consumption is a contentious topic with research focusing on its effects, objectification, and degradation.
  • Limited research has explored the appeal of visual sexual stimuli and its influence on consumers' sexual interests, particularly concerning male perspectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors influencing men's and women's perceptions of sexually explicit images, specifically those featuring external ejaculation.
  • To examine sex differences, sexual orientation influences, and individual factors (religiosity, Dark Triad, mate value, mating strategy, disgust sensitivity) on image perception.

Main Methods:

  • Participants' perceptions of sexually explicit images were analyzed.
  • Influences of target's emotional affect, viewer's sex and sexual orientation, and individual difference factors were assessed.
  • Interactions between sex, sexual orientation, and target sex were examined.

Main Results:

  • Perceptions were primarily influenced by target emotional affect, viewer's sex and sexual orientation, short-term mating orientation, and sexual disgust.
  • Significant variation in perceptions was explained by the interplay of sex, sexual orientation, and target sex.
  • Positive affect in images and lack of association with psychopathy were noted.

Conclusions:

  • The appeal of sexually explicit images, particularly those with external ejaculation, is not rooted in degradation.
  • Findings suggest the appeal is linked to short-term sexual psychology, influenced by viewer characteristics and image affect.
  • Further research into the psychological underpinnings of pornography appeal is warranted.