Theoretical Assumptions on Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence and Mechanisms of Addictive or Compulsive Use of Pornography: Are the Two “Conditions” as Theoretically Distinct as Suggested? (Analysis of the Grubbs moral incongruence model)

Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 417–423 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1293-5 Matthias Brand, Stephanie Antons, Elisa Wegmann, Marc N. Potenza This comment refers to the article available at  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. Introduction The Target Article by Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, and Reid (2018) addresses an important and timely topic regarding problems that individuals may experience related to pornography use. Grubbs et […]

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Hitting the Target: Considerations for Differential Diagnosis When Treating Individuals for Problematic Use of Pornography (2018). (Analysis of the Grubbs moral incongruence model)

Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 431–435 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1301-9 Shane W. Kraus, Patricia J. Sweeney This comment refers to the article available at  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, and Reid (2018a) proposed a model for understanding individuals’ problems with pornography due to moral incongruence (PPMI). Specifically, they posit that some pornography users experience psychological distress and […]

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Stuck in the Porn Box (2018). (Analysis of the Grubbs moral incongruence model)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1294-4 Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 449–453 | Brian J. Willoughby This comment refers to the article available at  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. While the viewing of sexually explicit content is by no means a new phenomenon, the digital age and availability of online pornography has led to a surge in scholarship seeking to understand […]

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Dysregulated Pornography Use and the Possibility of a Unipathway Approach (2018). (Analysis of the Grubbs moral incongruence model)

Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 455–460 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1277-5 Paul J. Wright This comment refers to the article available at  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. In this Commentary, after providing a brief overview of my background and research interests in relation to the topics covered by Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, and Reid’s (2018) Pornography Problems Due to Moral […]

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Is Joshua Grubbs pulling the wool over our eyes with his “perceived porn addiction” research?

UPDATE 2017: A new study (Fernandez et al., 2017) tested and analyzed the CPUI-9, a purported “perceived pornography addiction” questionnaire developed by Joshua Grubbs, and found that it couldn’t accurately assess “actual porn addiction” or “perceived porn addiction” (Do Cyber Pornography Use Inventory-9 Scores Reflect Actual Compulsivity in Internet Pornography Use? Exploring the Role of […]

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Research Suggests the Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, Reid Review is Disingenuous (“Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence: An Integrative Model with a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, 2018)

The authors of this so-called review would have readers believe that self-identification as a porn addict is a function of religious shame/moral disapproval about porn. They only reviewed a small number of studies, which rely on the CPUI-9, an instrument developed by co-author Grubbs that produces skewed findings. The co-authors carefully omitted or misrepresented opposing […]

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Problematic pornography use and suicidal thoughts: Results from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.

McGraw, J. S., Grant Weinandy, J. T., Floyd, C. G., Hoagland, C., Kraus, S. W., & Grubbs, J. B. (2024). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000996 Excerpts: Up to 11% of men and 3% of women in the United States report feelings of  addiction to pornography and … 10.3% of men and 7.0% […]

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Legal victories over serial harasser/defamer Nicole Prause: She’s the perpetrator, not the victim!

This page is for journalists and other investigators who may have read assertions that Dr. Prause is a victim. NOTE: This page was originally written by the late Gary Wilson. However, the YBOP team has updated it a bit. Therefore the style and voice are uneven in places. Mere claims, no matter how vivid or […]

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Internet Pornography Use Disorder: In Search of a Non-Pathologizing Description of an Evolving Clinical Issue

Comments: In this well reasoned article Palazzolo argues that the DSM should include a diagnosis for Internet Pornography Use Disorder due to its unique and recognizable symptoms. Sexual Health & Compulsivity 30:4, 328-341, DOI: 10.1080/26929953.2023.2254785, Francesca Palazzolo (2023)    Abstract Since the inclusion of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th […]

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Recent Studies Describing Porn or Sex Addiction (or CSBD) Rates

Rates of porn addiction, sex addiction or compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in the general population are gradually being revealed by ongoing research. Pornography: A Concealed Behavior with Serious Consequences (2023) [Data from n=1022 participants of the Rhode Island Young Adult Survey] 6.2% met the criteria for addiction. Odds of pornography use were 5 times higher […]

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