title: Outcomes of using the internet for sexual purposes: fulfillment of sexual desires.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of the current study was to examine the characteristics of those who report fulfillment of sexual desires as a result of internet use for sexual purposes and which sexually related online activities contribute to the fulfillment of sexual desires.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected through a questionnaire posted on Swedish-language websites in 2009. The sample comprised 1614 respondents who reported using the internet for sexual purposes, 62% women and 38% men.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that the majority of the respondents had their sexual desires fulfilled as a result of their sexually related activities on the internet; 21% to a great extent and 59% to a small extent, but 20% did not have their sexual desires fulfilled. Using a multinomial logistic regression analysis, respondents who had their sexual desires fulfilled to a small or great extent were each compared with those who did not have their sexual desires fulfilled at all. At the level of individual characteristics and sexual behaviours, those with no fulfillment of their sexual desires did not differ from those who had their sexual desires fulfilled, with the exceptions of age and masturbation. In comparison to fulfillment to a small extent, fulfillment of sexual desires to a great extent was predicted by a larger number of sexually related online activities that were based on interaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that the internet may contribute to fulfillment of sexual desires among a large internet population, irrespective of sex or sexual identity.
authors: Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. kristian.daneback@socwork.gu.se
authors: Kristian
authors: K
authors: Daneback
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Sevcikova
authors: Sven-Axel
authors: SA
authors: Månsson
authors: Michael W
authors: MW
authors: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden