Cortex Available online 8 December 2017 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.11.020 · Carlotta Cogonia, b, , , · Andrea Carnaghic, · Giorgia Silanid, Abstract Sexual objectification is a widespread phenomenon characterized by a focus on the individual´s physical appearance over his/her mental state. This has been associated with negative social consequences, as objectified individuals are judged to be less […]
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Holy shit. I’m an engineering student and I’m in my finals period. Usually because of stress (and procrastination), this is the period I jack off 3-4 times a day. But this whole semester I didn’t touch my dick. Not once. Today I met my cute lab peofessor in private to ask her some questions about […]
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Are you – or someone you love – getting tired of all this talk about porn being so harmful? Rather than having to worry about making serious personal or public changes, wouldn’t it be nice to stop worrying about this all together? Thankfully, a small handful of authors have been coming up with some compelling […]
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I made it to 172 days! Honestly I’d have to admit that I’ve been browsing up, and down for years. Out of curiosity, and I just reeled up the courage within to join, and make an account. I have to say that I’m proud to be a part of the rebooting community. The benefits are […]
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I’ve been a lurker here for some time, and I wanted to share my story with you guys, mainly because I’ve had to keep it to myself all this time (for reasons that’ll become clear) and talking about it might help me. Also, probably should serve as a cautionary tale, because my degenerate ways led […]
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J Behav Addict. 2017 Nov 15:1-9. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.072. King DL1, Herd MCE1, Delfabbro PH1. Abstract Background and aims The criterion of tolerance in DSM-5 Internet gaming disorder (IGD) refers to a need for increasing time spent gaming. However, this focus on “need for gaming time” may overlook some of the broader motivations, outcomes, or effects […]
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PeerJ. 2017; 5: e3697. Published online 2017 Sep 13. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3697 PMCID: PMC5600723 Laia Oliva,1 Tània Aranda,1 Giada Caviola,1 Anna Fernández-Bernal,1 Marià Alemany,1,2,3 José Antonio Fernández-López,1,2,3 and Xavier Remesar1,2,3 Academic Editor: Jara Pérez-Jiménez Abstract Background Food selection and ingestion both in humans and rodents, often is a critical factor in determining excess energy intake and […]
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