Researchers’ conclusion: Engaging in sexual fantasy increases attraction to sexual targets, but decreases attraction to romantic targets. This research adds to the literature on sex fantasy, attraction, and offers practical implications on porn watching, sex in advertising, and relationships. Jingjing Ma and David Gal (2016) NA – Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44, eds. Page […]
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Psychol Rep. 2017 Jun;120(3):391-407. doi: 10.1177/0033294117697083. Ge Y1, Zhong X1, Luo W1. Abstract Internet addition affects facial expression recognition of individuals. However, evidences of facial expression recognition from different types of addicts are insufficient. The present study addressed the question by adopting eye-movement analytical method and focusing on the difference in facial expression recognition between […]
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Front Psychol. 2017; 8: 699. Published online 2017 May 5. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00699 PMCID: PMC5418345 Jianping Hu,1 Shuangju Zhen,2 Chengfu Yu,3 Qiuyan Zhang,4 and Wei Zhang2,* Abstract Based on the Dual Systems Model (Somerville et al., 2010; Steinberg, 2010a) and the biosocial-affect model (Romer and Hennessy, 2007) of adolescent sensation seeking and problem behaviors, the present […]
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Applied Sciences, 2017, 7(5), 493; doi:10.3390/app7050493 Sajeev Kunaharan 1, Sean Halpin 1, Thiagarajan Sitharthan 2, Shannon Bosshard 1 and Peter Walla 1,3,4,* 1School of Psychology, Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health Research, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, NSW, Australia 2Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, NSW, Australia 3Cognitive Neuroscience & Behaviour Lab (CanBeLab), […]
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On this page, YBOP looks at the research linking porn use by women to its effects on arousal, sexual satisfaction, and relationships. While some studies report little effect of women’s porn use on women’s sexual and relationship satisfaction, many do report negative effects. This page contains studies linking female porn use to lower sexual or […]
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Lau, J. T., Wu, A., Cheng, K. M., Tse, V. W., Lau, M., & Yang, X. (2017). Child and Adolescent Mental Health. DOI: 10.1111/camh.12219 Abstract Background Adolescent Internet addiction (IA) is prevalent. No study, however, has applied the health belief model (HBM) to investigate issues on IA nor investigated factors associated with intention to […]
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Jihye Choi, Hyun Cho, Jin-Young Kim, Dong Jin Jung, Kook Jin Ahn, Hang-Bong Kang, Jung-Seok Choi, Ji-Won Chun & Dai-Jin Kim Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 1245 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01275-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01275-5 Abstract Adaptive gaming use has positive effects, whereas depression has been reported to be prevalent in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the neural correlates underlying the association between […]
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Front Psychol. 2017 Apr 10;8:526. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00526. Deng LY1, Liu L2, Xia CC2,3, Lan J2, Zhang JT4,5, Fang XY2. Abstract Craving, as a central feature of addiction and a precursor of relapse, is targeted recently in addiction intervention. While Internet gaming disorder (IGD), conceptualized as a behavioral addiction, is lack of effective treatment practice and […]
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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017; 13: 51–60. Published online 2016 Dec 23. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S118818 PMCID: PMC5207471 Gabriel C Quintero Abstract The present review is an overview of previous experimental work on biopsychological aspects of gambling disorder. It includes the topics 1) gambling disorder from the neuroimaging and electroencephalography (EEG) perspective, 2) cognitive, executive functioning, and neuropsychological […]
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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Volume 37, Issue 1, 15 February 2017, Pages 43–48 Li Huia, Jin Rongjiangb, Yuan Kezhub, Zheng Boc, Zheng Zhongd, Luo Yinge, Ye Huab, Huang Bingjieb, Zhu Tianminb, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6272(17)30025-0 Abstract OBJECTIVE To observe the therapeutic effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with psychological intervention on the symptom of somzatization or obsession […]
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