Online daters’ sexually explicit media consumption and imagined interactions

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Highlights：

• Casual (vs. romantic) online daters use more sexually explicit media (porn, sexting).

• Sexually explicit media use is positively related to imagined interaction functions.

• Casual online daters are more likely to experience imagined interactions.

• Sexually explicit media can influence imagination and substitute in-person connection.

摘要

•Casual (vs. romantic) online daters use more sexually explicit media (porn, sexting).•Sexually explicit media use is positively related to imagined interaction functions.•Casual online daters are more likely to experience imagined interactions.•Sexually explicit media can influence imagination and substitute in-person connection.

论文关键词：Online dating,Imagined interactions,Pornography,Sexting,Sexually explicit media,Relationships

论文评审过程：Received 26 October 2020, Revised 5 June 2021, Accepted 12 August 2021, Available online 13 August 2021, Version of Record 18 August 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106981