Piguo Han1,2, Peng Wang1, Qingnan Lin2, Yu Tian1, Fengqiang Gao1* and Yingmin Chen1* 1School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China 2Department of Preschool Education, Heze University, Heze, China This study explored the reciprocal relationship between Internet addiction (IA) and network-related maladaptive cognition (NMC) in Chinese college freshmen. A short-term longitudinal survey with a sample […]
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In case you missed this TIME cover story about porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, it is no longer behind a paywall. Read it here. The text: Noah Church is a 26-year-old part-time wildland firefighter in Portland, Ore. When he was 9, he found naked pictures on the Internet. He learned how to download explicit videos. When he […]
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Response to the commentaries Daria J. Kuss Related information 1International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK *Corresponding author: Daria J. Kuss; International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK; Phone: +44 115 848 4153; E-mail: [email protected] Mark D. Griffiths Related information 1International Gaming […]
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Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Jun 14;8:127. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00127. eCollection 2017. Michaud A1, Vainik U1,2, Garcia-Garcia I1, Dagher A1. Abstract Impulsivity refers to a tendency to act rapidly without full consideration of consequences. The trait is thought to result from the interaction between high arousal responses to potential rewards and poor self-control. Studies have suggested that […]
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Life before nofap…skinny, arrogant, egotistical asshole loser. Shemale porn addict, alcoholic, video game binger, mamas boy, lonely, depressed, skinny, people pleaser, scared, unkempt, smell, unorganized and creepy. [I did NoFap because] my mom told me she hoped I wasn’t to weird to never find someone to love me. Then I sort of did a lot […]
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Arch Pediatr. 2017 Jun 5. pii: S0929-693X(17)30175-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.04.006. [Article in French] Bonnaire C1, Phan O2. Abstract Given the growing use of video games and the growing number of adolescents with Internet gaming disorder (IGD), prevention in this area is necessary. The objective of this study was to investigate the use and most particularly the […]
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Sex is one of the most expressive forms of intimacy between two people. You strip yourself naked, both physically and emotionally, and expose your deepest parts. Yet, when the bond with a partner breaks, you’re left vulnerable in bed, and may turn to porn — not for love, but for pure sexual gratification. Using porn to […]
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Young men who prefer pornography to real-world sexual encounters might find themselves caught in a trap, unable to perform sexually with other people when the opportunity presents itself, a new study reports. Porn-addicted men are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction and are less likely to be satisfied with sexual intercourse, according to survey […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2017; 11: 77. Published online 2017 Apr 28. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00077 PMCID: PMC5408019 Claire E. Manning, Elizabeth S. Williams, and Alfred J. Robison* Abstract Over the past three decades, it has become clear that aberrant function of the network of interconnected brain regions responsible for reward processing and motivated behavior underlies a variety […]
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I was never really a porn user in the traditional sense. I would look at porn, sure, but what I really was addicted to was erotic roleplay. Since high school, I took pleasure in going online and becoming someone else, living out sexual fantasies through the magic of partnered creative writing. For awhile, maybe, this […]
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