The Role of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Thought Control Strategies on Pornography Use (2017)

Practice in Clinical Psychology 6, no. 1 (2017): 0-0. Mehdi Darvish Molla *1, Mahmoud Shirazi 2, Zahra Nikmanesh 2 1- MA Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran 2- Associate Professor Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran Abstract: […]

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Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students—A longitudinal approach (2017)

PLoS One. 2017; 12(12): e0189719. Published online 2017 Dec 14. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0189719 PMCID: PMC5730190 Julia Brailovskaia, Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing* and Jürgen Margraf, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing Phil Reed, Editor Abstract The present study aimed to investigate […]

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WIRED: The impact of media and technology use on stress (cortisol) and inflammation (interleukin IL-6) in fast paced families (2018)

Computers in Human Behavior Volume 81, April 2018, Pages 265–273 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.12.010 Highlights Despite being digital natives, technology most affects adolescents’ biomarkers of stress. Fathers and adolescents experienced rises in their CAR and higher IL-6 due to technology use. Bedtime and general use were related to an increase in CAR for adolescents, but a decrease for […]

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“What Should I Do?”: Young Women’s Reported Dilemmas with Nude Photographs (2017)

Sexuality Research and Social Policy pp 1–16 | Sara E. Thomas https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-017-0310-0 Abstract Sexting and sending nude and semi-nude photographs continues to be at the forefront of discourse pertaining to adolescence. While researchers have explored consequences for sexting, less is known about the challenges adolescents face when making decisions about sending photographs. Using online personal accounts posted […]

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Sexual Arousal and Sexually Explicit Media (SEM): Comparing Patterns of Sexual Arousal to SEM and Sexual Self-Evaluations and Satisfaction Across Gender and Sexual Orientation (2017)

COMMENTS: In this study, participants were asked about their sexual arousal related to 27 genres (themes) of porn. Why the researchers chose these 27 particular genres is known only to them. How the authors determined which genres were “mainstream” which were “non-mainstream” also remains a mystery given their seemingly random categorization (more below). No matter, […]

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The rewarding effects of ethanol are modulated by binge eating of a high-fat diet during adolescence (2017)

Neuropharmacology. 2017 Jul 15;121:219-230. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.04.040.  Blanco-Gandía MC1, Ledesma JC1, Aracil-Fernández A2, Navarrete F2, Montagud-Romero S1, Aguilar MA1, Manzanares J2, Miñarro J1, Rodríguez-Arias M3. Abstract Binge-eating is considered a specific form of overeating characterized by intermittent and high caloric food intake in a short period of time. Epidemiologic studies support a positive relation between the […]

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Food-Predicting Stimuli Differentially Influence Eye Movements and Goal-Directed Behavior in Normal-Weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals (2017)

Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 230. Published online 2017 Nov 13. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00230 PMCID: PMC5693873 Rea Lehner,1,2,* Joshua H. Balsters,1,3 Alexandra Bürgler,1 Todd A. Hare,2,4 and Nicole Wenderoth1,2,5 Abstract Obese individuals have been shown to exhibit abnormal sensitivity to rewards and reward-predicting cues as for example food-associated cues frequently used in advertisements. It has also been […]

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Nucleus Accumbens and Its Role in Reward and Emotional Circuitry: A Potential Hot Mess in Substance Use and Emotional Disorders (2017)

AIMS Neuroscience, 2017, 4(1): 52-70. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2017.1.52 Review Mani Pavuluri, , Kelley Volpe, Alexander Yuen Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Received: 02 January 2017 , Accepted: 10 April 2017 , Published: 18 April 2017 1. Introduction The brain regions engaged in reward and emotional circuitry overlap and are interconnected in daily operations [1]. It […]

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Dysfunctional Prefrontal Function Is Associated with Impulsivity in People with Internet Gaming Disorder during a Delay Discounting Task (2017)

Front. Psychiatry, 13 December 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00287 Yifan Wang1,2, Yanbo Hu3, Jiaojing Xu4, Hongli Zhou1, Xiao Lin5, Xiaoxia Du6 and Guangheng Dong1,7* 1Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China 2School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China 3Department of Psychology, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom 4School of Psychology, Southwest […]

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The Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Depression in the Iranian Users: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2017)

The Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Depression in the Iranian Users: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 4 – Issue Serial Number 13, Autumn 2017, Page 270-275   Document Type: Review article DOI: https://doi.org/10.15171/ijer.2017.16 Authors Sattar Kikhavani1; Shaban Roshani1; Salahedin Aj1; Kourosh Sayehmiri* 2 1Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of […]

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