title: Relationship status as an influence on cybersex activity: cybersex, youth, and steady partner.
abstract: The authors focus on the influence of participants' having or not having a steady partner when reference to cybersex use. Participants were 1,239 young, Spanish individuals who completed the Internet Sex Screening Test. Results showed the influence of being in a relationship on certain consumption dimensions of cybersex; the influence was found to be greater in men than in women. In general, cybersex activity was higher for single participants, although it was also significant for participants with a steady partner. The authors' findings facilitate the comprehension of the effect of new technologies in intimate human relationships.
authors.affiliation: a Departmento de Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología , Universitat Jaume I , Castellón , Spain.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballester-Arnal
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castro-Calvo
authors.forename: Maria Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gil-Llario
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giménez-García
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D004882:Erotica / Q000523:psychology*; D005114:Extramarital Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009042:Motivation; D009769:Object Attachment; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires