Mindfulness facets and problematic Internet use: A six-month longitudinal study (2017)

Addict Behav. 2017 Sep;72:57-63. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.018. Epub 2017 Mar 27. Calvete E1, Gámez-Guadix M2, Cortazar N3. Abstract INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to study the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between mindfulness facets and problematic Internet use in adolescents. METHODS: The sample consisted of 609 adolescents (313 girls, 296 boys; Mean age=14.21years, SD=1.71; age […]

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Impact of Early Consumption of High-Fat Diet on the Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System (2017)

F. Naneix, F. Tantot, C. Glangetas, J. Kaufling, Y. Janthakhin, C. Boitard, V. De Smedt-Peyrusse, J. R. Pape, S. Vancassel, P. Trifilieff, F. Georges, E. Coutureau and G. Ferreira eNeuro 29 May 2017, ENEURO.0120-17.2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0120-17.2017 Abstract Increasing evidence suggest that consumption of high-fat diet (HFD) can impact the maturation of brain circuits – such […]

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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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Seeing is (Not) Believing: How Viewing Pornography Shapes the Religious Lives of Young Americans (2017)

Soc Forces. 2017 Jun;95(4):1757-1788. doi: 10.1093/sf/sow106. Perry SL1, Hayward GM2. Abstract Pornography has become increasingly accessible in the United States, and particularly for younger Americans. While some research considers how pornography use affects the sexual and psychological health of adolescents and emerging adults, sociologists have given little attention to how viewing pornography may shape young […]

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The Hierarchical Implications of Internet Gaming Disorder Criteria: Which Indicate more Severe Pathology? (2017)

Psychiatry Investig. 2017 May;14(3):249-259. doi: 10.4306/pi.2017.14.3.249. Lee SY1, Lee HK1, Jeong H2, Yim HW2, Bhang SY3, Jo SJ2, Baek KY2, Kim E2, Kim MS1, Choi JS4, Kweon YS1. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To explore the structure of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) criteria and their distribution according to the different severity level of IGD. The associations of psychiatric […]

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Emerging Adults Responses to Active Mediation of Pornography During Adolescence (2015)

Rasmussen, Eric E., Rebecca R. Ortiz, and Shawna R. White. “Emerging Adults’ Responses to Active Mediation of Pornography During Adolescence.” Journal of Children and Media 9.2 (2015): 160-176. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17482798.2014.997769 Abstract Concern about the influence of pornography on adolescents and emerging adults is growing due to widespread access to pornography. Past research shows that parent–child conversations […]

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The longitudinal association between anxiety and Internet addiction in adolescence: The moderating effect of classroom extraversion (2017)

J Behav Addict. 2017 May 18:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.026. Stavropoulos V1,2, Gomez R2, Steen E3, Beard C4, Liew L2, Griffiths MD5. Abstract Background and aims The risk effect of anxiety on addictive behaviors, including Internet addiction (IA), has repeatedly been highlighted in the international literature. However, there is a lack of longitudinal studies examining this association […]

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Conscious and Non-Conscious Measures of Emotion: Do They Vary with Frequency of Pornography Use? (2017)

Applied Sciences, 2017, 7(5), 493; doi:10.3390/app7050493 Sajeev Kunaharan 1, Sean Halpin 1, Thiagarajan Sitharthan 2, Shannon Bosshard 1 and Peter Walla 1,3,4,* 1School of Psychology, Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health Research, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, NSW, Australia 2Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, NSW, Australia 3Cognitive Neuroscience & Behaviour Lab (CanBeLab), […]

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Age 18 – 145-day streak…and now I’m struggling again

I am a compulsive addict of internet. It involves specially internet pornography. Also there was internet gaming, surfing a lot, social media and masturbation-with generally pornography-. I drank alcohol and smoking cigarettes sometimes but these was very little. I’m an 18 years old man now. ( Firstly, if my words doesn’t understand, please forgive me. […]

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