BMJ Open. 2014 Jul 18;4(8):e004996. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004996. Marston C, Lewis R. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To explore expectations, experiences and circumstances of anal sex among young people. DESIGN: Qualitative, longitudinal study using individual and group interviews. PARTICIPANTS: 130 men and women aged 16-18 from diverse social backgrounds. SETTING: 3 contrasting sites in England (London, a northern industrial […]
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COMMENTS Published in JAMA Psychiatry (May, 2014), this was the first brain-scan study on porn users. Researchers found several brain changes, and those changes correlated with the amount of porn was consumed. The subjects were moderate porn users, not classified as addicted. In this study, experts at Germany’s Max Planck Institute found: 1) Higher hours […]
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J Pers Soc Psychol. 2014 Aug;107(2):300-25. doi: 10.1037/a0036058. Hull JG1, Brunelle TJ1, Prescott AT1, Sargent JD2. Abstract Character-based video games do more than allow one to practice various kinds of behaviors in a virtual environment; they allow one to practice being a different kind of person. As such, we propose that games can alter self-perceptions […]
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Teenage boys addicted to ‘extreme’ porn and want help Exclusive: Young boys are becoming so addicted to extreme internet porn that they now want help to stop watching it, according to a new study. By Radhika Sanghani 30 Sep 2013 A fifth of boys aged between 16 and 20 told the University of East London […]
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Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:425924. doi: 10.1155/2014/425924. Epub 2014 Jul 1. Wölfling K, Beutel ME, Dreier M, Müller KW. Abstract Internet addiction is regarded as a growing health concern in many parts of the world with prevalence rates of 1-2% in Europe and up to 7% in some Asian countries. Clinical research has demonstrated that Internet […]
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Comments: Actually, these ED rates are not 3 times the norm. Unprecedented ED rates in young men of 30% or higher are the new norm as recent studies reveal: study 1, study 2, study 3, study 4. Men age 40 and younger who are enlisted in the U.S. military are three times more likely to […]
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Iran Red Crescent Med J. May 2014; 16(5): e17256. Published online May 5, 2014. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.17256 PMCID: PMC4082516 Maryam Salehi,1,2 Mina Norozi Khalili,1 Seyed Kaveh Hojjat,3,4,* Mahta Salehi,5 and Ali Danesh5 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background: Problematic internet use is on the increase and has […]
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J Adolesc Health. 2014 Jul 15. pii: S1054-139X(14)00237-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.05.014. Akre C1, Berchtold A2, Gmel G3, Suris JC2. Abstract PURPOSE: To assess the evolution of sexual dysfunctions among young males after an average of 15 months follow-up to determine the predictive factors for this evolution and the characteristics differentiating young males who continue reporting a sexual […]
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Comments: The long-awaited Voon study highlighted in the UK documentary “Porn on the Brain” is finally out. As expected, Cambridge University researchers found that compulsive porn users react to porn cues in the same way that drug addicts react to drug cues. But there’s more. Compulsive porn users craved porn (greater wanting), but did not […]
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Updates: Many more neurological studies. This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal) providing strong support for the addiction model. This list contains 30 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists in the world, supporting the porn addiction model. (This dated paper was not a literature review […]
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