Excerpt: The main findings suggest that the first contact with pornography starts at the age of 8 years old, with important behavioral and psychological consequences, such as hypersexualization, emotional disturbances, and the perpetuation of gender inequality. Furthermore, pornography consumption by youth has been linked to the exacerbation of paraphilias, an increase in sexual aggression perpetration […]
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Awan Hashir Ali, Aamir Alifiya, Diwan Mufaddal Najmuddin, Ullah Irfan, Pereira-Sanchez Victor, Ramalho Rodrigo, Orsolini Laura, de Filippis Renato, Ojeahere Margaret Isioma, Ransing Ramdas, Vadsaria Aftab Karmali, Virani Sanya Front. Psychiatry, 16 March 2021 DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.623508 ISSN 1664-0640 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause an immense psychosocial strain worldwide. Excessive use of the internet during […]
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Kumar P, Patel VK, Bhatt RB, Vasavada DA, Sangma RD, Tiwari DS. Journal of Psychosexual Health. March 2021. doi:10.1177/2631831821989677 There are mixed views on categorizing pornography as addiction or as a sexual compulsivity or a subset of hypersexual behavior. Due to rise in the Internet access and technologies, the possibilities of conduit for sexual interactions, […]
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Curr Behav Neurosci Rep 2020 Sep;7(3):97-108. doi: 10.1007/s40473-020-00212-7. Gemma Mestre-Bach 1 2 3 , Fernando Fernández-Aranda 2 3 4 , Susana Jiménez-Murcia 2 3 4 , Marc N Potenza 5 6 7 8 PMID: 33585161 PMCID: PMC7880151 (available on 2021-09-01) DOI: 10.1007/s40473-020-00212-7 Abstract Purpose of Review The present review […]
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Front. Psychol., 12 January 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.613244 Christina Camilleri, Justin T. Perry and Stephen Sammut* Abstract Background: The sustained rise in negative mental health reports among university students is a source of continued global concern, and investigation continues into potential contributors to this rise. This includes the increased prevalence of risky sexual behaviors. Related is […]
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Arch Sex Behav . 2020 Dec 22. Charlotte Deogan 1 2 , Elin Jacobsson 3 , Louise Mannheimer 3 4 , Charlotte Björkenstam 3 5 PMID: 33354757 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01843-3 Abstract The buying and selling of sex is a topic of frequent discussion and a relevant public health issue. Studies of sex workers are available, while […]
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Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 6;9(1):283. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01541-0. Gary Raine 1 , Claire Khouja 2 , Rachel Scott 3 , Kath Wright 2 , Amanda J Sowden 2 PMID: 33280603 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-020-01541-0 Systematic Reviews volume 9, Article number: 283 (2020). Abstract Background Young people’s use of pornography and participation in sexting are commonly viewed as harmful behaviours. This paper reports findings from a […]
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Yanli Jia, Xu Shao, Chanchan Shen, Wei Wang DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-104593/v1 Download PDF Abstract Background Hypersexuality is associated with many psychiatric disorders and creates enormous burden for the affected individual, family and society. However, there is no structure-validated questionnaire available to measure hypersexuality in a comprehensive way, especially in aspects of emotion and stress. Methods We […]
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DOI:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190218058.013.21 In book: The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health, October 2020 Publisher: Oxford University Press Shane W Kraus, Marc N Potenza The Internet has revolutionized the way in which we consume and participate in sexual activities. Digital technologies are shaping the ways in which people interact with one an other romantically and […]
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Author/s Ballantine-Jones, Marshall Stuart Thesis (PDF, 2.73MB) https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/23714/Ballantine-Jones_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf?sequence=1 Abstract Introduction Much research portrays pornography as having negative effects on adolescents, including personally, relationally and socially. There is, however, little evidence on how any negative effects may be reduced. With only a small number of unevaluated school-based programs addressing pornography and sexualised media available, this gap […]
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