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Paul J. Wright,  Debby Herbenick,  Bryant Paul &  Robert S. Tokunaga  Archives of Sexual Behavior (2022) U.S. Parents Underestimate Their Children’s Pornography Use and Learning Abstract Research on parental knowledge and positive adolescent adjustment suggests that more accurate levels of the former increase the likelihood of the latter. Despite a significant body of literature correlating adolescent pornography […]

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YBOP comment: Dr. Ewelina Kowalewska‘s dissertation included a number of important research findings on problematic porn users (PPU). Below the Abstract, you can find her full additional comments, but here are some highlights from those comments. KEY FINDINGS: – In 17.9% of men in the PPU group, sexual intercourse increases pornography consumption and masturbation, while […]

Read More… from Difficulties in sexual functioning and compulsive pornography use. What is the cause and what is the effect? (2020)

Frederick Toates     Highlights • A combination of (i) an incentive motivation model of sex and (ii) dual control theory is presented. • By the criteria of (i) suffering and (ii) a shift in weight of control from goal-based to stimulus-based, sex can become addictive. • Scrutiny of the criticisms of the notion of […]

Read More… from A motivation model of sex addiction – relevance to the controversy over the concept (2022)

Reviewed by the medical professionals of the ISSM’s Communication Committee   Many people occasionally view pornography to enhance a masturbation experience or a partnered sexual interaction. For the most part, studies have indicated that recreational pornography use is not associated with any form of sexual dysfunction or sexual difficulties. However, there are times when individuals […]

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So, tomorrow is day 40 on NoFap of my 120 days. I finally have no more brain fog. It’s completely gone it’s incredible. I can focus totally. I’m happier with little things in life too. Months ago I completely lost my erections. No morning wood for more than 2 years, and everything came back one […]

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This is my story of how for the first time in my life, I feel human. On 7th June this year, I M’d after going for a week with no PMO. I hadn’t really set myself a goal the previous week. In fact it wasn’t my plan to go a week without M. I just […]

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The Great Flop is a new documentary that sets out to remind people that porn isn’t real life. We are able to access the internet from any location, and if you can get online, you can find pornographic content. Because of this previously unimaginable access to sexual content, the pornographic industry quickly became one of the […]

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[Excerpt from It was a Mistake to Let Kids Onto Social Media Sites. Here’s What to Do Now. ] Reliable age verification is feasible. For instance, as the policy analyst Chris Griswold has proposed, the Social Security Administration (which knows exactly how old you are) “could offer a service through which an American could type […]

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Gary Wilson, one of the most effective voices against online pornography, defied all the stereotypes By Jacob Hess Aug 2, 2022, 10:00pm CDT     When most people think of efforts to raise awareness about pornography’s harmful effects, the image that comes to mind is “religious” and “conservative.”  But one of the most impactful voices in […]

Read More… from The atheist who warned the world about porn addiction (Deseret News, 2022)

YBOP Comment: Study that surveyed 674 Polish women seeking treatment for Compulsive Sexual Behavior. Key points:   1) out of 674 women seeking treatment for CSB, 73.3% (n = 494) had problematic porn use [porn addiction].   2) the more time women spent on pornography during the last week (7 days), the higher score they obtained on […]

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