Comments: This post contains an introduction and conclusion by a Chinese nofapper who translated a rebooting account. It also has links to Chinese forums where guys are giving up porn and experience benefits. LINK – Greetings from the Orient by dimcao Hello, I wonder if anyone still remember me. I posted a while ago about […]
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Behav Brain Funct. 2013; 9: 11. Published online 2013 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-9-11 PMCID: PMC3608995 Soon-Beom Hong,1,2,3 Jae-Won Kim,3 Eun-Jung Choi,4 Ho-Hyun Kim,5 Jeong-Eun Suh,6 Chang-Dai Kim,7 Paul Klauser,1 Sarah Whittle,1 Murat Yűcel,1 Christos Pantelis,1 and Soon-Hyung Yi4 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background The […]
COMMENTS: Wow – an actual study about Internet porn addiction. Study found cue-induced cravings, similar to drug addicts, predicted porn addiction. Contrary to popular belief, unsatisfying sexual life had no correlation to porn addiction. Supporting the gratification hypothesis means addiction-like behaviors in response to ones chosen addiction. Laier, C., Pawlikowski, M., Pekal, J., Schulte, F. […]
COMMENTS: Very few objective, controlled studies have been done on Internet pornography. Important findings in this study are that neither time spent viewing porn on the Internet nor personality factors were associated the level of reported problems with Internet porn use (IAT sex score). Instead, it was intensity of the experience and amount of novelty […]
EXCERPTS FROM SELECTED STUDIES ON INTERNET PORN USE Predicting Compulsive Internet Use: It’s All About Sex! (2006) Meerkerk GJ, Van Den Eijnden RJ, Garretsen HF. Cyberpsychol Behav. 2006 Feb;9(1):95-103. The objective of this research was to assess the predictive power of various Internet applications on the development of compulsive Internet use (CIU). The study has […]
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Archives of Sexual Behavior June 2013 DOI 10.1007/s10508-013-0119-8 Christian Laier, Mirko Pawlikowski, Matthias Brand Abstract Many people watch sexually arousing material on the Internet in order to receive sexual arousal and gratification. When browsing for sexual stimuli, individuals have to make several decisions, all possibly leading to positive or negative consequences. Decision-making research has shown […]
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J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2013 Jun;26(3 Suppl):S18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.03.011. Ma CM, Shek DT. Source Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China. Electronic address: [email protected]. Abstract STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal changes in pornography consumption and related psychosocial correlates (ie, positive youth development […]
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Internet Use Gaming Disorder Included in New DSM-5 Although compulsive Internet gaming is nothing new, this is the first time the American Psychiatric Association has recommended the disorder for further study. MONDAY, May 20, 2013 — At the height of his 20 year addiction to video games, Ryan Van Cleave recalls a three year period […]
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January 18, 2012 LINK PITTSBURGH—Teenagers are more susceptible to developing disorders like addiction and depression, according to a paper published by Pitt researchers today, Jan. 16, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The study was led by Bita Moghaddam, coauthor of the paper and a professor of neuroscience in Pitt’s Kenneth P. […]
J Korean Med Sci. 2013 May;28(5):763-8. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.763. Epub 2013 May 2. Lee K, Lee HK, Gyeong H, Yu B, Song YM, Kim D. Source Department of Psychiatry, Gongju National Hospital, Gongju, Korea. Abstract We developed a Korean translation of the Internet Addiction Test (KIAT), widely used self-report for internet addiction and tested its reliability […]