Oddone-Paolucci, Elizabeth, Mark Genuis, and Claudio Violato. In The changing family and child development, pp. 48-59. Taylor and Francis, 2017. 10.4324/9781315201702 Abstract A meta-analysis of 46 published studies was undertaken to determine the effects of pornography on sexual deviancy, sexual perpetration, attitudes regarding intimate relationships, and attitudes regarding the rape myth. Most of the studies […]
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Update – 2018: The impact of immersion on the perception of pornography: A virtual reality study Results showed that viewing pornographic video material via VR technology had a stronger effect on psychophysiological reactions as well as subjective experience than using the conventional desktop display. Update – 2019: The impact of virtual reality versus 2D pornography […]
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Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review is aimed at summarizing the scientific evidence suggesting that the core psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying substance use disorders and gambling disorder are also involved in gaming disorder. Recent Findings Theoretical models that aim to explain the development and maintenance of gaming disorder focus on cue reactivity and […]
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YBOP comments: This paper was only brought to our attention recently by a young researcher. It’s fascinating because it describes all the same kinds of escalation and distress we (and others) have been documenting for years, and which a vocal pack of sexologists incomprehensibly deny. See excerpts below Abstract. (And don’t miss newer Polish research […]
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Psychiatry Res. 2019 Jun;276:167-174. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.014. Brailovskaia J1, Rohmann E2, Bierhoff HW2, Schillack H3, Margraf J3. Abstract The present study investigated the links between daily stress, social support, Facebook use, and Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD). Two varieties of social support were considered, according to the communication channel: offline and online. In a sample of 309 […]
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J Family Community Med. 2019 May-Aug;26(2):108-112. doi: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_93_18. Saikia AM1, Das J1, Barman P2, Bharali MD1. Abstract BACKGROUND: In these modern times of digitization, the use of Internet has become an integral part of everyday life, especially the lives of adolescents. At the same time, Internet addiction has emerged as a serious affliction. However, the […]
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Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000771. Nereim C1, Bickham D, Rich M. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the literature and provide a guide to assessing patients with problematic interactive media use (PIMU). RECENT FINDINGS: 0.3-1.0% of the world population meets criteria for internet gaming disorder (IGD). 26.8-83.3% of adolescents meeting criteria for […]
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Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2019 May 7. doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12082. Chen TH1, Hsiao RC2,3, Liu TL4,5, Yen CF4,5. Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the predicting effects of borderline personality symptoms and self-concept and identity disturbances on internet addiction, significant depression, and suicidality among college students at follow-up assessments conducted 1 year later. […]
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Front Psychol. 2019 Apr 26;10:911. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00911. eCollection 2019. Finserås TR1, Pallesen S2, Mentzoni RA2, Krossbakken E2, King DL3, Molde H1. Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was recently included as a condition for further study in the fifth and latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The present study investigated whether […]
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J Behav Addict. 2019 May 23:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.16. Engel J1, Kessler A1, Veit M1, Sinke C1, Heitland I1, Kneer J1, Hartmann U1, Kruger THC1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Despite the high prevalence of perceived problems relating to symptoms of hypersexual disorder (HD), important aspects remain underinvestigated. This study examines symptoms of depression, symptoms of problematic […]
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