Psychometric properties of the 7-item game addiction scale among french and German speaking adults (2016)

BMC Psychiatry. 2016; 16: 132. Published online 2016 May 10. doi:  10.1186/s12888-016-0836-3 PMCID: PMC4862221 Yasser Khazaal, Anne Chatton, Stephane Rothen, Sophia Achab, Gabriel Thorens, Daniele Zullino, and Gerhard Gmel Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ►   Go to: Abstract Background The 7-item Game Addiction Scale (GAS) is a used to […]

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Examining Correlates of Problematic Internet Pornography Use Among University Students (2016)

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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Intense, Passionate, Romantic Love: A Natural Addiction? How the Fields That Investigate Romance and Substance Abuse Can Inform Each Other (2016)

Front. Psychol., 10 May 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00687 Helen E. Fisher1, Xiaomeng Xu2, Arthur Aron3 and Lucy L. Brown4* 1The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA 2Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA 3Department of Psychology, The State University of New York Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA 4Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein […]

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Age 30 – Enjoying orgasm far more, Less hard work to archieve it during sex, Can go again quickly

Just want to talk about some of the benefits I’ve not seen discussed. I’ve been nofap on and off for a while but I’ve really gotten into since I’ve started seeing this very attractive girl who I really really like. I want to enjoy intimacy with her and have found nofap helps a ton. So […]

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Found out about nofap about 2 years ago ended up having a 30 day streak. Then I relapsed and kept pmoing for a year and half or so until my buddy from work was like, “If you don’t masturbate, it’ll make you stronger.” Or something along those lines. But I got the idea that he […]

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Social Networking Site Use While Driving: ADHD and the Mediating Roles of Stress, Self-Esteem and Craving (2016)

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 […]

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Attentional bias in excessive Internet gamers: Experimental investigations using an addiction Stroop and a visual probe (2016)

1Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany *Corresponding author: Franziska Jeromin; Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Phone: +49-6421-2824055; E-mail: [email protected] , Nele NyenhuisRelated information 2Paracelsus-Roswitha-Klinik, Bad Gandersheim, Germany , Antonia BarkeRelated information 1Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany *Corresponding author: Franziska Jeromin; Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Phone: […]

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What Matters: Quantity or Quality of Pornography Use? Psychological and Behavioral Factors of Seeking Treatment for Problematic Pornography Use (2016)

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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