István Tóth-Király, Ágnes Zsila, Mark D. Griffiths, Zsolt Demetrovics & Gábor Orosz Pages 1-12 | Published online: 06 Mar 2017 The Journal of Sex Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2017.1291798 Abstract To date, no short scale exists with strong psychometric properties that can assess problematic pornography consumption based on an overarching theoretical background. The goal of the present study […]
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DOI: 10.4236/sn.2017.61001 Author(s) Anik Ferron1, Yvan Lussier1*, Stéphane Sabourin2, Audrey Brassard3 Affiliation(s) 1Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. 2Université Laval, Québec, Canada. 3Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. ABSTRACT Although adults in romantic relationships currently show more openness to online sexual behaviors [1], these behaviors can nevertheless increase couple conflicts and instability [2]. In the […]
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Addictive Behaviors Reports Available online 8 December 2016 Christian Laiera, , , Matthias Branda, b http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2016.11.003 Highlights Investigation of mood and sexual arousal before and after self-determined Internet pornography use in private environment Watching pornography was associated to changes in mood and indicators of sexual arousal Mood before and after Internet pornography use as well […]
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YBOP COMMENTS: This study reported two seemingly contradictory findings in regard to porn use: More time spent viewing porn correlated with lower sexual satisfaction More time spent viewing porn correlated with less sexual dysfunction Wouldn’t it make sense for poorer sexual satisfaction to always be related to more sexual dysfunction? How could more porn use […]
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UPDATE: The points made below have now been affirmed in peer-reviewed research. In Social Desirability Bias in Pornography-Related Self-Reports: The Role of Religion (2017), Dr. Joshua Grubbs tested his hypothesis that religious individuals are more likely to lie about their porn use (in anonymous surveys studies or to researchers). The “religious people are lying” hypothesis […]
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Comment: Approximately 28% (n = 359) of men scored at (or above) the suggested HBI total clinical cutoff (≥53) indicating the presence of a possible hypersexual disorder. J Behav Addict. 2016 Jun;5(2):169-78. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.036. Kraus SW1,2,3, Martino S2,3, Potenza MN3,4. LINK TO FULL TEXT Abstract Background and aims This study examined the prevalence of, and factors […]
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Reality Check about Porn Addiction Regardless of what you may read in some journalistic accounts, multiple studies reveal a link between porn use and sexual performance problems, relationship and sexual dissatisfaction, and reduced brain activation to sexual stimuli. Let’s start with sexual dysfunctions. Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual […]
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J Behav Addict. 2016 May 9:1-13. Harper C1, Hodgins DC1. Abstract Background and aims The phenomenon of Internet pornography (IP) addiction is gaining increasing attention in the popular media and psychological research.What has not been tested empirically is how frequency and amount of IP use, along with other individual characteristics, are related to symptoms of […]
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How about trusting addiction neuroscientists and peer-reviewed papers? Before I address many of the claims within the Pfaus article (link to the Pfaus article), it must be noted that Jim Pfaus omitted the 52 neuroscience-based studies (and 27 reviews of the literature and commentaries) on porn users published in the last few years. So far, […]
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COMMENTS: This study said it was the first to examine the associations between the amount of porn use, negative symptoms (as assessed by the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised SAST-R), and other factors in individuals seeking treatment for problematic porn use. That study also surveyed non-treatment seeking porn users. As with other studies frequency of porn […]
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