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The authors give an overview of the basic breakdown of pornographic material according to its content and its features that differentiate it from erotica. The categorizations, such as mild, explicit, and violent, are important for the purposes of sexological research, where pornography serves as stimulus material. A more specific categorisation is for child pornography, which is useful for subsequent forensic work in assessing the offence. The dominant medium in recent years has been the Internet. Pornography has evolved into new alternative forms such as netporn, altporn and ethical porn. These are innovative approaches by the porn industry, not only in an attempt to portray sexual practices as realistically as possible, but also to provide more equal and pleasurable conditions for the actors involved. Amateur pornography, which is filmed by the actors themselves and posted on the Internet, is also growing in popularity due to its greater authenticity compared to 'classic pornography'. However, publishing content without the consensus of all those involved can be problematic. Unfortunately, this is also happening and is one of the other new phenomena in pornography - revenge porn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors try to analyse the influence of cognitive aspects of sexual intercourse on the healthy function of (primarily) female sexuality. They point to the role of attention, subjective beliefs and social expectations in the context of sexual satisfaction. Classical theories of spectatoring or cognitive interference are enriched with new knowledge about cognitive distractors - stimuli that can distract individuals during sexual intercourse and, in interaction with individual conditions and emotions, disrupt the ability to achieve orgasm in the long term. The authors also deal with the currently available options for measuring cognitive distractors in the form of intrusive thoughts and point to gender differences in the content of cognitive distractors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Authors introduce the psychological aspects of pretending orgasm. In most cases this deceptive behaviour is caused by sexual dysfunction. The prevalence of this phenomenon is discussed as well as the methods of pretending and other findings based on previous studies in this area. An individual may be motivated to pretend by circumstantial, internal, and relational factors, thus the authors discuss various reasons leading to this behaviour. Furthermore, associations of pretending orgasm with adult attachment, communication between partners and sexual satisfaction are summarized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Pornographic materials are perceived as harmful in society. However, some recent research also points to positive aspects of pornography consumption, which can be a healthy and recreational activity under certain conditions. Due to the growing popularity of pornography, the research topic needs to be further developed. Method: Using an online questionnaire, we compared individuals from relationships in which pornography is consumed together, by each of the partners separately, by only one of the partners, or not at all. Respondents were compared in the areas of partner sexual activity, including the frequency of sexual activity, the need for sexual activities, sexual satisfaction, sexual communication, and the repertoire and frequency of partner sexual practices. Results: The comparison included 685 respondents over the age of 18 who were in a heterosexual relationship at the time. Partners who consume pornography scored higher in all of these areas than the other groups, with the exception of the areas of frequency of sexual activity and sexual satisfaction, where they scored the same as partners who do not consume pornography. No statistically significant difference was found between men and women. Conclusion: The study points to the possible positive context of pornography consumption when consumed by partners together. In some cases, partners who do not consume pornography achieved the same results. However, individuals from relationships where pornography is watched by partners separately, or by only one of them, always achieved the lowest scores in all areas. We can therefore assume that in this case the context of pornography consumption is rather negative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]