How Pornography Use Reduces Participation in Congregational Leadership
A Research Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4233438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Perry (0000-0002-6398-636X, University of Oklahoma, corresponding author), Samuel L Perry |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-74 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Religious Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2211-4866 • E-ISSN: 0034-673X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13644-018-0355-4 |
| OpenAlex | W2898287055 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
Research on the link between religion and pornography suggests that more frequent pornography viewing can lead to declines in individuals' religious commitment, likely stemming from the guilt, shame, and dissonance adherents experience for violating sacralized moral values. No research, however, has considered the implications of this phenomenon for religious organizations. The current study addresses this gap by examining how pornography use contributes to potential congregational problems by discouraging individuals from participating in lay leadership. Multivariate analyses of panel data from the 2006-2012 Portraits of American Life Study reveal that the more frequently respondents viewed pornography at wave 1 the less likely they were to hold a leadership position or serve on a committee in their congregation within the following 6 years. This effect was robust to controls for religious commitment, tradition, and other correlates of lay leadership participation. Interactions with religious tradition and gender suggest that participation in leadership is more negatively tied to porn use for conservative Protestants and Catholics compared to mainline Protestants and women compared to men. Findings ultimately suggest that increasingly pervasive pornography consumption among adherents could portend a potential dearth of volunteer leadership for congregations
Cognitive dissonance · Consumption (sociology) · Political science · Pornography · Shame · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence
“I believe it is wrong but I still do it”
Internet Pornography use in the Context of External and Internal Religiosity
The Relationship Between Religiosity and Internet Pornography Use
Christians under Covers
Seeing is (Not) Believing
Religious and Community Hurdles to Pornography Consumption
Moral Incongruence and Pornography Use
Organizational Resources and the Gender Gap in Congregational Lay Leadership
Generation XXX
Female Leadership and Role Congruity within the Clergy
Are the Sanctified Becoming the Pornified? Religious Conservatism, Commitment, and Pornography Use, 1984–2016
Not Practicing What You Preach
Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce
How Much More XXX is Generation X Consuming? Evidence of Changing Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Pornography Since 1973
Does Viewing Pornography Diminish Religiosity Over Time? Evidence From Two-Wave Panel Data
Internet Pornography Use, Perceived Addiction, and Religious/Spiritual Struggles
Losing My Religion
The Costs of Diversity in Religious Organizations
Religious Participation and Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
Race, Belonging, and Participation in Religious Congregations
Outsourcing Moral Authority
Social Networks and Religion
A Place to Belong
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |