Lifestyle and Depressive Risk Factors Associated With Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents in an Arabian Gulf Culture (2013)

COMMENTS; Stats from 09/10 found – A total of 3000 students (12-25 years of age), 71.6% were males and 28.4% were females. The overall prevalence of PIU was 17.6%. J Addict Med. 2013 May 9. Bener A, Bhugra D. Source From the Department of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Hamad General Hospital, and […]

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65,000+ Reddit users flock to forum founded by atheist to quit pornography, masturbation

July 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com by John Jalsevac) – They’re called “fapstronauts”: men and women who, for whatever reason, have signed up to take the “ultimate challenge” and conquer the urge to masturbate (“fap” in Internet slang) and/or use porn, whether it be for a certain, set period of time, or permanently. And joining their ranks […]

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Critique of “No Evidence of Emotion Dysregulation in Hypersexuals Reporting Their Emotions to a Sexual Film” (Prause et al., 2013)

Nicole Prause porn study obscures results with study title Results in a study by Nicole Prause’s SPAN Lab entitled, “No Evidence of Emotion Dysregulation in “Hypersexuals” Reporting Their Emotions to a Sexual Film,” align with what some ex-porn users are reporting. Namely, that porn curtailed their emotional range. This study reported less emotional response to […]

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Unpublished Porn Study by SPAN Lab Finds Porn Is Arousing (March, 2013)

YBOP COMMENTS: Below are (1) David Ley’s original Psychology Today blog post about a Nicole Prause yet to be published EEG study, and, (2) Gary Wilson’s Psychology Today blog post responding to it (published March 7th, 2013). Under Wilson’s post are the comments as they originally appeared, including an exchange between Wilson and Prause. (Ley’s […]

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‘A Billion Wicked Thoughts’ Is Only A Snapshot: Longitudinal studies are needed to reveal morphing porn tastes (2012)

Longitudinal studies are needed to reveal morphing porn tastes Published on July 27, 2012 by Gary Wilson in Cupid’s Poisoned Arrow This post is a response to The Truth about 50 Shades of Grey and Futanari Porn by Ogi Ogas, Ph.D. We’d like to begin our response to your above post by clarifying some points […]

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Ubiquitous assailant: The dangerous unasked questions surrounding pornography (2013)

Gabe Deem believes the dopamine rushes produced by pornography can rewire the brain and cause addiction. (Photographer: Chris Arrant, Copyright: Chris Arrant Photography) This is part one in a four-part series. (Coming Monday: How pornography harms relationships. Coming Tuesday: Why laws to fight pornography aren’t being used. Coming Wednesday: How couples break the cycle of […]

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(L) Dopamine Is _________ (2013)

Dopamine Is _________ Is it love? Gambling? Reward? Addiction? By Bethany Brookshire Wednesday, July 3, 2013, In a brain that people love to describe as “awash with chemicals,” one chemical always seems to stand out. Dopamine: the molecule behind all our most sinful behaviors and secret cravings. Dopamine is love. Dopamine is lust. Dopamine is […]

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