ABSTRACT
Objectives: The purpose of the study is to know the reasons that lead women to seek pornographic material less than men. Furthermore, the second objective is to detect any differences in the choice of pornographic material by women during gestation. Method(s): The research was carried out through semi-structured interviews aimed at investigating the areas of body perception, sexuality, relationship with pornography and perception of control. The sample consists of six pregnant women (age 19 >= and <= 35 years, average = 27.33, SD = 5.46). The participants, at the time of the interview, had been experiencing relationships with their current partners for an average of 5.16 years (DS = 4.16 years). The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed to allow content analysis and thematic analysis, carried out using the MAXQDA software in version 20.0.0. Result(s): In 54% of the statements, the participants negatively described their relationship with pornography, due to the experiences of shame, discomfort and guilt perceived while viewing pornography. Despite these controversial feelings, porn consumption increased during pregnancy for all participants. From the research it emerges that women, compared to men, are more likely to see negative sides of pornography, perceiving the images as excessively violent, disrespectful towards the figure of the female and above all artificial. Conclusion(s): By obtaining results in agreement with the available scientific literature, the study revealed the reasons that induce women to search for pornographic material to a lesser extent, linked to social stigma, the perception of porn as "dirty" and "repugnant", to a greater concern about the negative effects of massive pornography use (Boynton, 1999;Lewin, 1997). An important limitation of this research is caused by the extremely small sample of participants, this due to the emergency situation linked to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, and the way it is conducted with semi-structured interviews. Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. Copyright © 2022