If you’re married and using porn, “You da man!” At least in your genes’ estimation. First, your wedding vows increase the chances that your joint offspring will have two caregivers, thus improving the survival odds of gene packets (kids) you are pretty certain are yours.
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YBOP comments: In plain English, this research found (again) that religiosity is NOT associated with believing yourself to be a porn addict (“perceived pornography addiction”). This explodes the meme that Josh Grubbs worked for years to “sell” to the world, that believing oneself an addict is related to religious shame. Grubbs’s CPUI-9 studies and his […]
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Asian J Psychiatr. 2019 Jan 24;40:30-38. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.01.009. Jamir L1, Duggal M1, Nehra R2, Singh P3, Grover S4. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Penetration of mobile technology is rapidly rising. Excessive use leads to Technology addiction, which often start early in adolescence. The purpose of the present study was to assess Technology addiction and its correlates among school […]
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Addict Behav Rep. 2019 Jan 2;9:100158. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100158. Stavropoulos V1, Adams BLM2, Beard CL3, Dumble E1, Trawley S1, Gomez R4, Pontes HM5. Abstract Background: Videogame addiction has been suggested as a tentative disorder in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and was recently officially recognized as a mental health disorder by the World Health […]
J Clin Med. 2019 Jan 30;8(2). pii: E157. doi: 10.3390/jcm8020157. Engel J1, Veit M2, Sinke C3, Heitland I4, Kneer J5, Hillemacher T6,7, Hartmann U8, Kruger THC9. Abstract Problems arising from hypersexual behavior are often seen in clinical settings. We aimed to extend the knowledge about the clinical characteristics of individuals with hypersexual disorder (HD). A […]
Tong, W.-T., Islam, M. A., Low, W. Y., Choo, W. Y., & Abdullah, A. (2019). The Journal of Behavioral Science, 14(1), 63-83. https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJBS/article/view/141412 Abstract Pathological Internet Use (PIU) affects one’s physical and mental health, and university students are at risk as they are more likely to develop PIU. This study determines the prevalence of PIU […]
It all started when I was about to turn 17, I told to myself that I would quit pornography on the day of my 17th birthday. I failed pretty bad and like 5 days later I was watching porn again, I guess I did not have the right motivation and I went on like that […]
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Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention Lijun Chen, Cody Ding, Xiaoliu Jiang & Marc N. Potenza Published online: 26 Jan 2019 https://doi.org/10.1080/10720162.2018.1547234 Abstract Questions remain regarding how best to define problematic online sexual activities (OSAs) and about paths that may lead to problematic use of OSAs and their consequences. Although frequency […]
YBOP comments: There’s some interesting background related to this paper. (See excerpt from its Conclusion below the Abstract). The Abstract states that only one other meta-analysis on this subject has been published. That other paper found that, “The impact of media on teen sexuality was minimal with effect sizes near to zero.” It was co-authored […]
JMIR Ment Health. 2019 Jan 21;6(1):e9978. doi: 10.2196/mental.9978. Varfi N1, Rothen S1, Jasiowka K1, Lepers T1, Bianchi-Demicheli F1, Khazaal Y#1. Abstract BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies are concerned with various aspects of cybersex addiction, the difficulty some persons have in limiting cybersex use despite a negative impact on everyday life. OBJECTIVE: The aim of […]