Front Psychol. 2020 Jan 27;10:2894. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02894. eCollection 2019. Gros L1,2, Debue N1, Lete J1, van de Leemput C1. Abstract Internet gaming disorder is characterized by a severely reduced control over gaming, resulting in an increasing gaming time and leading to negative consequences in many aspects of the individual life: personal, family, social, occupational and […]
The new breed of sex addicts – who don’t have sex Rising numbers of young people are addicted to porn online, but scared of making real physical contact. Andy Jones reports By Andy Jones 9 February 2020 The new breed of sex addicts have become hooked on porn and masturbation – but do not feel […]
Elena Martellozzo, Andrew Monaghan , Julia Davidson, … First Published February 2, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019899462 Abstract This article considers data from a large empirical study of nearly 1,100 U.K. adolescents aged 11 to 16 (in a mixed methods three-stage sample) and provides an overview of their experiences of online adult pornography. The article investigates how seeing […]
Pro-porn activists often assert porn addiction is a myth on the theory that compulsive porn users do not experience either tolerance (habituation, escalation) or withdrawal symptoms. Not so. In fact, not only do porn users and clinicians report both tolerance and withdrawal, over 60 studies report findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation […]
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J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2020 Jan 22:1-11. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20200115-01. Özparlak A, Karakaya D. Abstract Nursing studies related to internet addiction in adolescents were assessed in the current systematic review. Six databases were searched, and 35 studies were included. Internet addiction was found to have negative effects on adolescents’ mental, psychosocial, and physical health, […]
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Cent Eur J Public Health. 2019 Dec;27(4):326-329. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5171. Sayyah M1, Khanafereh S2. Abstract OBJECTIVE: In today’s world, despite the numerous benefits, increasing demand for computer technology and the influence of widespread internet technology, many people, especially students, have faced impaired mental health and social relationships resulting from internet addiction; therefore, with regard to the […]
JMIR Ment Health. 2020 Jan 2;7(1):e14035. doi: 10.2196/14035. Savolainen I1, Oksanen A1, Kaakinen M2, Sirola A1, Paek HJ3. Abstract BACKGROUND: In the ever-growing and technologically advancing world, an increasing amount of social interaction takes place through the Web. With this change, loneliness is becoming an unprecedented societal issue, making youth more susceptible to various physical […]
Journal of Mental Health Counseling: January 2020, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 63-77. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.1.05 Amanda L. Giordano1, Elizabeth A. Prosek2, Casey Bain3, Audrey Malacara3, Jasmine Turner3, Kaylia Schunemann3, and Michael K. Schmit4 Abstract We examined the gaming patterns and withdrawal symptomology of 144 American collegiate internet gamers. Our findings indicated that Internet Gaming Disorder Scale […]
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View article by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. I think many readers of this article will respond with outrage, and many will see it says things they already knew to be true—and I think these two groups will largely overlap. The most powerful obstacle to confronting a […]
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