Introduction In early November, 2017 three non-profit kink organizations (Center for Positive Sexuality, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, and The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance) released a group position paper “opposing the addiction model in relation to frequent sexual behavior and pornography viewing.” The groups’ press release, Position statement opposing sex/porn addiction model, explained their […]
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Periodicity.: July – September 2017 e-ISSN……: 2236-269X Shamsul Arefin, Rafiqul Islam, Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi, Sharmina Afrin, Nazrul Islam Abstract The development of telecom technology has a profound impact on the lives and activities of the people of the world. Smartphone usage became popular to young generation because of its educational and entertaining options by using the […]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.045 Samaha, Maya, and Nazir S. Hawi. ” Relationships among smartphone addiction, stress, academic performance, and satisfaction with life.” Computers in Human Behavior 57 (2016): 321-325. Highlights • Stress mediates the relationship between smartphone addiction and satisfaction with life. • Academic performance mediates the relationship b/w smartphone addiction & satisfaction with life. • There is […]
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Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S81-S85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. Gentile DA1, Bailey K2, Bavelier D3,4, Brockmyer JF5, Cash H6, Coyne SM7, Doan A8, Grant DS9, Green CS10, Griffiths M11, Markle T12, Petry NM13, Prot S14, Rae CD6, Rehbein F15, Rich M16, Sullivan D17, Woolley E18, Young K19. Abstract The American Psychiatric Association recently included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) […]
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Journal title : Journal of the Korean Society of School Health Volume 26, Issue 2, 2013, pp.124-131 Publisher : The Korean Society of School Health Im, Kyun-Gja; Hwang, Soon-Jung; Choi, Mi-A; Seo, Nam-Rye; Byun, Ju-Nna; Abstract Purpose: This study was designed to identify the relationship between smartphone addiction and psychiatric symptoms and the difference in severity […]
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Introduction A number of articles and interviews have attempted to push-back at the TIME article (“Porn and the Threat to Virility”) and the Utah resolution declaring internet porn a public health problem. What might be a few “dead giveaways” that such an article is nothing more than a propaganda piece? Psychologists David Ley and/or Nicole […]
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Front. Psychol., 20 October 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01853 Kimberly S. Young1 and Matthias Brand2,3* 1Center for Internet Addiction, Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY, United States 2General Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany 3Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, […]
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M Akdemir H Erengin D Sebhan Bozbay M Aktekin European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue suppl_3, 1 November 2017, ckx186.050, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.050 Background Internet addiction is becoming increasingly recognized as a mental health concern and it causes personal, familial, financial and occupational problems like other addictions. This study aimed to determine the internet addiction […]
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Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2017 Jul;2017:2454-2457. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037353. Wibirama S, Nugroho HA. Abstract Mobile devices addiction has been an important research topic in cognitive science, mental health, and human-machine interaction. Previous works observed mobile device addiction by logging mobile devices activity. Although immersion has been linked as a significant predictor of video […]
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Introduction This page, and a second page, provide empirical support for claims put forth in The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow (and The Demise of Guys, by Philip Zimbardo). Each PowerPoint slide and associated text is accompanied by (1) the original supporting citations/sources, followed by (2) supporting studies and clinical evidence published […]
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