Authors: Manuel Mennig,1 Sophia Tennie,1 and Antonia Barke2 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Archives of Sexual Behavior (link to study) Abstract Online pornography is a widespread Internet application. As with other Internet applications, in some cases its use can become problematic. First indications point to a link between problematic use of online pornography and psychological distress […]
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LINK TO FULL STUDY Abstract Background The addiction model of compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU) predicts the presence of withdrawal symptoms and increased tolerance for sexual stimuli in the disorder phenotype. However, clear empirical evidence supporting this claim has largely been lacking. Methods In the preregistered, nationally representative […]
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Authors: Laura I. Kü[email protected], Christian Wiessner1,2, Wiebke Schoon1, Peer Briken1, Daniel Schöttle3, and Johanna Schröder1,4 Online Publication Date: 30 Jun 2022 Publication Date: 13 Jul 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00046 Open access LINK TO FULL STUDY Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had numerous consequences for general, mental and sexual health. As gender differences in sexual compulsivity (SC) have been reported in the past […]
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Sharpe, M., Mead, D. Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations. Curr Addict Rep (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00390-8 Abstract Purpose of Review Reports of sexual violence, especially towards women and children, are rapidly increasing. At the same time, rates of problematic pornography use (PPU) are accelerating across the world too. The purpose of this review is […]
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Comment: Excellent paper analyzes more than 100 rebooting experiences and highlights what people are undergoing on recovery forums. Contradicts much of the propaganda about recovery forums (such as the nonsense that they’re all religious, or strict semen-retention extremists, etc.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Arch Sex Behav . 2021 Jan 5. David P Fernandez 1 , Daria J Kuss 2 […]
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YBOP COMMENTS: A new study by a team of sexologists in Australia purportedly investigated porn’s impact on sexual function. The study claims to have found porn use isn’t associated with sexual dysfunctions, but rather “believing” you’re addicted to porn is associated with sexual dysfunction. However, this “study” used an invalid assessment (CPUI-9), and is based on a […]
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Paul Wright PhD is a highly regarded, prolific pornography researcher. Apparently, he’s tired – as are many others in this field – of the deceptive tactics employed by some of the notoriously agenda-driven sexology researchers in the field (and their biased refereeing of papers). He highlights two of their stratagems in separate Letters to the […]
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COMMENTS: A bit suspect. 24% answered “yes” to having impaired control of their porn use, and 4 out of 5 of those were male. Yet only 6% answered “yes” to “Have you faced daily-life problems due to difficulty in controlling pornography use?” How could a college student assess if porn use had caused problems unless […]
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J. Castro-Calvo, V. Cervigón-Carrasco, R. Ballester-Arnal, C. Giménez-García, Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2021, 100345, ISSN 2352-8532, Comments: Really well written, and helpful in understanding many of the neuropsychological studies listed on YBOP’s brain studies page. This is a review of 21 porn studies assessing 4 neuro-psychological “processes” which are altered in drug and behavioral addictions: 1- […]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100345 Addictive Behaviors Reports, Volume 13, 2021, 100345, ISSN 2352-8532 J. Castro-Calvo, V. Cervigón-Carrasco, R. Ballester-Arnal, C. Giménez-García, Highlights Some people experience symptoms derived from pornography viewing. Cognitive processes may be related to the development of Problematic Pornography Use (PPU). We performed a systematic review of 21 studies exploring cognitive processes related to PPU. We […]
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