One troubling reason why millennials are less sexually active than their parents is the warped behaviour they learn from the internet. Now there’s a group trying to ‘reboot’ their mindsets “Volakov”, as he’s known on the forum – and he doesn’t want any other clues given out – is an 18-year-old with a problem. He can’t get an […]
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Update: Pornography, sexual orientation and ambivalent sexism in young adults in Spain (2024) Large sample of 2,346 people aged 18–35 years old. Men who consumed pornography had higher median values of [Hostile Sexism] than those who did not. Mean values of [Benevolent Sexism] were observed to be lower for both women [β(95%CI):-2.16(-2.99;-1.32)] and men [β(95%CI):-4.30(-5.75;-2.86)] who […]
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Addict Behav. 2016 Jun 10. pii: S0306-4603(16)30218-0. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.06.013. Sakuma H1, Mihara S2, Nakayama H2, Miura K2, Kitayuguchi T2, Maezono M2, Hashimoto T2, Higuchi S2. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a novel behavioral addiction that influences the physical, mental, and social aspects of health due to excessive Internet gaming. One type of intensive […]
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016 May 14. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12402. Kawabe K1, Horiuchi F1, Ochi M1, Oka Y2, Ueno SI3. Author information 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon City, Ehime, Japan. 2Center for Sleep Medicine and Center for Child Health, Behavior and […]
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1142496 L. Monique Warda* pages 560-577 Published online: 15 Mar 2016 Abstract Sexually objectifying portrayals of women are a frequent occurrence in mainstream media, raising questions about the potential impact of exposure to this content on others’ impressions of women and on women’s views of themselves. The goal of this review was to synthesize empirical […]
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Front Psychol. 2016 Mar 30;7:455. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00455. eCollection 2016. Turel O1, Bechara A2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Adults who present ADHD symptoms have an increased risk for vehicle accidents. One conceivable overlooked account for this association is the possibility that people with ADHD symptoms use rewarding technologies such as social networking sites (SNS) while driving, more than […]
I did it! I made it to day 100! I’ve noticed a lot of changes, mainly confidence and a willingness to do the tough things that I need to do, exercising, eating right and work. Before nofap I would make endless excuses about being tired or doing it tomorrow. I don’t hesitate with women anymore, […]
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Hypothesis & Theory ARTICLE Front. Psychiatry, 03 March 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00006 Emmanuel Stip1,2*, Alexis Thibault1, Alexis Beauchamp-Chatel1 and Steve Kisely3,4,5 1Département de Psychiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada 2Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC, Canada 3School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 4Department of Psychiatry, […]
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Nihon Shinkei Seishin Yakurigaku Zasshi. 2015 Nov;35(5-6):107-11. [Article in Japanese] Morita M, Hikida T. Abstract The basal ganglia are key neural substrates that control not only motor balance but also emotion, motivation, cognition, learning, and decision-making. Dysfunction of the basal ganglia leads to neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease) and psychiatric disorders (e.g. […]
“How Internet Porn Affects the Brain” is a 2015 updated version of the original YBOP 6-part series. A Polish translation of this presentation Supporting materials for this presentation Current state of the research Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 55 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). All provide strong support for the addiction model as […]
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