J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2008 Dec 10. FULL STUDY – PDF Brown JD, L’ Engle KL. Abstract Correlates of use and subsequent sexual attitudes and behaviors predicted by exposure to sexually explicit content (i.e., pornography and erotica) in adult magazines, X-rated movies, and the Internet were examined in a prospective survey of a diverse sample […]
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2009 Jan;14(6):442-53. doi: 10.1177/1078390308327137. Alexy EM, Burgess AW, Prentky RA. Source William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Massachusetts. Abstract Sexually reactive children and adolescents (SRCAs), sometimes referred to as juvenile sexual offenders, may be more vulnerable and likely to experience damaging effects from pornography use because they […]
LINK TO FULL ARTICLE (PDF) Sex, Sexuality, Sexting, and SexEd: Adolescents and the Media By Jane D. Brown, Ph.D., Sarah Keller, Ph.D., and Susannah Stern, Ph.D. The Prevention Researcher, Volume 16, Number 4, 2009, Pages 12-16, Item# A164-Brown The traditional media (television, radio, movies, magazines) and new, digital media (the Internet, Social Networking Sites such […]
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J Neurosci. 2002 Nov 1;22(21):9155-9. Ehrlich ME, Sommer J, Canas E, Unterwald EM. Source The Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York, 10962, USA. [email protected] Abstract Children and adolescents are increasingly exposed to psychostimulants, either illicitly or for the treatment of common neuropsychiatric conditions, such as attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity. Despite the […]
Comments: Study states that 5% of students, ages 12-18, have Internet addiction. It’s unclear what criteria researchers employed to assess IAD. Moreover the criteria were for “the presence of symptoms of behavioral addiction to online videogames and social networking sites“. Not a word about porn. IAD is much higher in male populations, yet this sample […]
COMMENTS: The data was from 2007. About 9% of adolescents were internet addicts. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1106 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-1106 LINK TO PDF Jian Xu, Li-xiao Shen, Chong-huai Yan, Howard Hu, Fang Yang, Lu Wang, Sudha Rani Kotha, Li-na Zhang, Xiang-peng Liao, Jun Zhang, Feng-xiu Ouyang, Jin-song Zhang and Xiao-ming Shen Published: 22 December 2012 Abstract (provisional) […]
Hum Brain Mapp. 2010 June; 31(6): 926–933. Published online 2010 May 3. doi: 10.1002/hbm.21052 PMCID: PMC3410522 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore,1,* Stephanie Burnett,1,2 and Ronald E Dahl3 Abstract Adolescence refers to the period of physical and psychological development between childhood and adulthood. The beginning of adolescence is loosely anchored to the onset of puberty, which brings dramatic alterations […]
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J Adolesc Health. 2009 Aug;45(2):156-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.12.004. Braun-Courville DK, Rojas M. Source Division of Adolescent Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. [email protected] Abstract PURPOSE: Mass media play an important role in the socialization of youth. Given its expanding nature and accessibility, the Internet may be at the forefront of […]
J Adolesc. 2009 Jun;32(3):601-18. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.06.004. FULL PDF OF STUDY Mesch GS. Source Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Center for the Study of Society, University of Haifa, Har Hacarmel 31905, Israel. [email protected] Abstract Concern has grown regarding possible harm to the social and psychological development of children and adolescents exposed to Internet pornography. Parents, […]
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Biol Psychiatry. 2005 Feb 1;57(3):229-38. Jucaite A, Fernell E, Halldin C, Forssberg H, Farde L. Source Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. [email protected] Abstract BACKGROUND: The hypothesis that altered dopamine transmission underlies hyperactive-inattentive behavior in children with attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is based on genetic studies and the efficacy of psychostimulants. […]