Attitudes and Risk Factors of Pornography Consumption Among Bangladeshi University Students: An Exploratory Study (2018)

Al Mamun, M. A., SM Yasir Arafat, Mst Ambiatunnahar, and Mark D. Griffiths. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction: 1-13. Abstract Pornography is extensively produced, distributed, and used as a medium of entertainment around the world but has been little studied in Bangladesh. The present study examined the attitudes and risk factors of Bangladeshi […]

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A study on Internet addiction and its relation to psychopathology and self-esteem among college students (2018)

Manish Kumar1, Anwesha Mondal2 1 Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry- A Center of Excellence, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaMiss. Anwesha Mondal P-29, Jadu Colony, Flat No-1, First Floor Behala, Kolkata – 700 034, West Bengal India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_61_17 […]

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Psychobiological Consequences of Child Maltreatment (2018)

Heim C. (2018) Psychobiological Consequences of Child Maltreatment. In: Noll J., Shalev I. (eds) The Biology of Early Life Stress. Child Maltreatment Solutions Network. Springer, Cham [Does extensive exposure to extreme internet porn early in life have similar effects in some?] Abstract Adversity in early life, such as childhood abuse, neglect, and loss, is a […]

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Violent video games, externalizing behavior, and prosocial behavior: A five-year longitudinal study during adolescence (2018)

Dev Psychol. 2018 Oct;54(10):1868-1880. doi: 10.1037/dev0000574. Coyne SM1, Warburton WA2, Essig LW1, Stockdale LA1. Abstract Decades of research on the effects of media violence have examined associations between viewing aggressive material in the media and aggression and prosocial behavior. However, the existing longitudinal studies have tended to exclusively examine aggression and prosocial behavior as outcomes, […]

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Metaanalysis of the relationship between violent video game play and physical aggression over time (2018)

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Oct 2; 115(40): 9882–9888. Published online 2018 Oct 1. doi:  10.1073/pnas.1611617114 PMCID: PMC6176643 PMID: 30275306 Abstract To clarify and quantify the influence of video game violence (VGV) on aggressive behavior, we conducted a metaanalysis of all prospective studies to date that assessed the relation between exposure to […]

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Bidirectional effects of Internet-specific parenting practices and compulsive social media and Internet game use (2018)

 J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 1;7(3):624-632. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.68. Koning IM1, Peeters M1, Finkenauer C1, van den Eijnden RJJM1. Abstract INTRODUCTION: This two-wave prospective study investigated the bidirectional relation between Internet-specific parenting (reactive restrictions, Internet-specific rules, and frequency and quality of communication about Internet) and adolescents’ symptoms of social media disorder (SMD) and Internet gaming disorder […]

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Addiction-like Behavior Associated with Mobile Phone Usage among Medical Students in Delhi (2018)

Indian J Psychol Med. 2018 Sep-Oct;40(5):446-451. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_59_18. Basu S1, Garg S1, Singh MM1, Kohli C1. Abstract Background: Mobile phone addiction is a type of technological addiction or nonsubstance addiction. The present study was conducted with the objectives of developing and validating a mobile phone addiction scale in medical students and to assess the burden […]

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Mediators in the Relationship between Internet Addiction and Body Mass Index: A Path Model Approach Using Partial Least Square (2018)

J Res Health Sci. 2018 Aug 18;18(3):e00423. Tabatabaee HR1, Rezaianzadeh A2, Jamshidi M3. Abstract BACKGROUND: Adolescence obesity has now become an epidemic. In recent years, Internet addiction has been identified as a risk factor for obesity. We aimed to evaluate the role of some mediators such as sleep quality, physical activity and fast food consumption […]

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Premarital sexual behaviour among higher secondary students in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City Nepal (2018)

Sex Health. 2018 Oct 2. doi: 10.1071/SH17210. Adhikari N, Adhikari S, Sulemane NI. Abstract Background: Sexual behaviour of young people is one of the major public health issues. This is because adolescent people may involve themselves in risky sexual behaviour such as practising sex at an early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex while […]

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Why Shouldn’t Johnny Watch Porn If He Likes? (2011)

Sexual brain training matters—especially during adolescence (Note: View numerous comments below this article) It’s normal for kids to want to learn all about sex, especially during puberty and adolescence. This is when reproduction becomes the brain’s top priority. For this we can thank the specifics of teen-brain development. Think of an adolescent jungle primate watching […]

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