Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 Mar 19;373(1742). pii: 20170024. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0024. Moore CF1,2, Panciera JI1,3,4, Sabino V1, Cottone P5. Abstract Compulsive eating behaviour is a transdiagnostic construct observed in certain forms of obesity and eating disorders, as well as in the proposed construct of ‘food addiction’. Compulsive eating can be conceptualized […]
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Comments: Study on Australians ages 15-29 found that 100% of the men had viewed porn. It also reported that more frequent pornography viewing correlated with mental health problems. —————————————————————————————————- Aust N Z J Public Health. 2017 Jun 29. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12678. Lim MSC1,2,3, Agius PA1,2,4, Carrotte ER1, Vella AM1, Hellard ME1,2. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Amid public health […]
Link to survey landing page – https://pornresearchstudy.wordpress.com/ What is this study about? You are invited to participate in a study exploring problems associated with using Internet Pornography. With your help, I hope to learn more about what it means to live with this issue and how this has affected your mental health, emotional wellbeing and […]
Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 285. Published online 2017 Dec 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00285 PMCID: PMC5735083 Lei Wei,1 Shuyue Zhang,2 Ofir Turel,3,4 Antoine Bechara,4 and Qinghua He1,4,5,6,7,* Abstract Playing Internet games has emerged as a growing in prevalence leisure activity. In some cases, excess gaming can lead to addiction-like symptoms and aversive outcomes that may be seen […]
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Porn addiction naysayers often claim that individuals with either sex addiction or porn addiction do not have addiction, they simply have high sexual desire. David Ley (author of The Myth of Sex Addiction), is one of the most vocal critics of porn addiction, and often claims that “high sexual desire” explains away porn addiction. (Update: […]
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J Behav Addict. 2017 Sep; 6(3): 378–386. Published online 2017 Aug 25. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.052 PMCID: PMC5700726 Zaheer Hussain,1,* Mark D. Griffiths,2 and David Sheffield1 Abstract Background and aims Over the last decade, worldwide smartphone usage has greatly increased. Alongside this growth, research on the influence of smartphones on human behavior has also increased. However, a […]
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2017 Sep; 19(3): 281–291. PMCID: PMC5741111 Language: English | Spanish | French Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD* Abstract Over the past several decades, non-substance-use behaviors like gambling, gaming, and sex have received greater consideration as possible foci of addictions. In this article, I will review the recent history and current status of […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Dec 25;15(1). pii: E30. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010030. Yen JY1,2, Yeh YC3,4,5, Wang PW6,7, Liu TL8,9, Chen YY10, Ko CH11,12,13,14. Abstract People diagnosed with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) have been frequently reported to experience depression, anxiety, and hostility. Emotional regulation contributes to these mood symptoms. This study evaluated […]
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PLoS One. 2017; 12(12): e0189719. Published online 2017 Dec 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189719 PMCID: PMC5730190 Julia Brailovskaia, Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing* and Jürgen Margraf, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing Phil Reed, Editor Abstract The present study aimed to investigate […]
Tams, Stefan, Renaud Legoux, and Pierre-Majorique Léger. Computers in Human Behavior 81 (2018): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.026 Highlights Focus on Nomophobia, an important phenomenon that we need to better understand. Explicating how and why Nomophobia influences stress (mediation). Explaining under what conditions Nomophobia leads to stress (moderation). Taking a theory-driven approach to study Nomophobia (demand-control-person model). Abstract […]