Study invalidates the CPUI-9 as an instrument to assess either “perceived pornography addiction” or actual pornography addiction

SECTION 1: Introduction A new study (Fernandez et al., 2017) tested and analyzed the CPUI-9, a purported “perceived pornography addiction” questionnaire developed by Joshua Grubbs, and found that it couldn’t accurately assess “actual porn addiction” or “perceived porn addiction” (Do Cyber Pornography Use Inventory-9 Scores Reflect Actual Compulsivity in Internet Pornography Use? Exploring the Role […]

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Empirical support for “The Great Porn Experiment” – TEDx Glasgow (2012): Page 1

Introduction This page, and a second page, provide empirical support for claims put forth in The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow (and The Demise of Guys, by Philip Zimbardo). Each PowerPoint slide and associated text is accompanied by (1) the original supporting citations/sources, followed by (2) supporting studies and clinical evidence published […]

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Do Cyber Pornography Use Inventory-9 Scores Reflect Actual Compulsivity in Internet Pornography Use? Exploring the Role of Abstinence Effort (2017)

David Paul Fernandez, Eugene Y. J. Tee & Elaine Frances Fernandez Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, Volume 24, 2017 – Issue 3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10720162.2017.1344166 Abstract The present study aimed to explore whether scores on the Cyber Pornography Use Inventory-9 (CPUI-9) are reflective of actual compulsivity. We examined whether CPUI-9 scores are […]

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Critique of: “Damaged Goods: Perception of Pornography Addiction as a Mediator Between Religiosity and Relationship Anxiety Surrounding Pornography Use” (Leonhardt, Willoughby, & Young-Petersen 2017)

Update (July, 2017): Co-author Brian Willoughby exposes how David Ley spun & misrepresented his study in Ley’s Psychology Today blog post “Religious Conflict Makes Porn Bad for Relationships“: Thinking in Black and White: A Response to the Claim that Religiosity Cause the Harms of Pornography. ———————————————————————————————— Article The “perceived pornography addiction” meme continues to infect […]

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The Development of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS) (2017)

István Tóth-Király, Ágnes Zsila, Mark D. Griffiths, Zsolt Demetrovics & Gábor Orosz Pages 1-12 | Published online: 06 Mar 2017 The Journal of Sex Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2017.1291798 Abstract To date, no short scale exists with strong psychometric properties that can assess problematic pornography consumption based on an overarching theoretical background. The goal of the present study […]

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The Role of Internet Pornography Use and Cyber Infidelity in the Associations between Personality, Attachment, and Couple and Sexual Satisfaction (2017)

DOI: 10.4236/sn.2017.61001 Author(s)   Anik Ferron1, Yvan Lussier1*, Stéphane Sabourin2, Audrey Brassard3 Affiliation(s) 1Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. 2Université Laval, Québec, Canada. 3Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. ABSTRACT Although adults in romantic relationships currently show more openness to online sexual behaviors [1], these behaviors can nevertheless increase couple conflicts and instability [2]. In the […]

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Mood changes after watching pornography on the Internet are linked to symptoms of Internet-pornography-viewing disorder (2016)

Addictive Behaviors Reports Available online 8 December 2016 Christian Laiera, , , Matthias Branda, b http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2016.11.003 Highlights Investigation of mood and sexual arousal before and after self-determined Internet pornography use in private environment Watching pornography was associated to changes in mood and indicators of sexual arousal Mood before and after Internet pornography use as well […]

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Cyberpornography: Time Use, Perceived Addiction, Sexual Functioning, and Sexual Satisfaction (2016)

YBOP COMMENTS: This study reported two seemingly contradictory findings in regard to porn use: More time spent viewing porn correlated with lower sexual satisfaction More time spent viewing porn correlated with less sexual dysfunction Wouldn’t it make sense for poorer sexual satisfaction to always be related to more sexual dysfunction? How could more porn use […]

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Is Utah #1 in Porn Use?

UPDATE: The points made below have now been affirmed in peer-reviewed research. In Social Desirability Bias in Pornography-Related Self-Reports: The Role of Religion (2017), Dr. Joshua Grubbs tested his hypothesis that religious individuals are more likely to lie about their porn use (in anonymous surveys studies or to researchers). The “religious people are lying” hypothesis […]

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Clinical Characteristics of Men Interested in Seeking Treatment for Use of Pornography (2016)

Comment: Approximately 28% (n  = 359) of men scored at (or above) the suggested HBI total clinical cutoff (≥53) indicating the presence of a possible hypersexual disorder. J Behav Addict. 2016 Jun;5(2):169-78. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.036. Kraus SW1,2,3, Martino S2,3, Potenza MN3,4. LINK TO FULL TEXT Abstract Background and aims This study examined the prevalence of, and factors […]

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