There is a new tax in Alabama that applies to pornographic websites and is intended to offset some of the harm the bill’s sponsor said is caused by children’s exposure to porn. Alabama lawmakers passed the tax as part of a new law that requires adult websites to verify that users are at least 18 […]
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European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Comment: Women featured in pornography often experience cyberbullying, physical injuries, and emotional distress as a consequence. Fabienne El-Khoury Lesueur,Véronique Héroin,Marion Fareng, December, 2024 Abstract Context Several reports have shed light on the potentially traumatic filming conditions, and violence experienced by women featured in pornography (WP). However, there is a […]
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health Altin, M.; De Leo, D.; Tribbia, N.; Ronconi, L.; Cipolletta, S. 2024, 21, 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091228 Abstract The relationship between suicidality and problematic pornography use (PPU) is not clear, and the limited research data that exists show contradictory results. The present study aims to explore the associations between these two […]
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hey guys, my counter probably isnt accurate idk, but i took some time to focus on myself and try to really stop the porn and masturbation. after a little bit of staying away (a few relapses, < 5 times pmo tho so still SEVERELY cut down the frequency) i finally decided to try again with […]
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Front. Psychol., 12 January 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.613244 Christina Camilleri, Justin T. Perry and Stephen Sammut* Abstract Background: The sustained rise in negative mental health reports among university students is a source of continued global concern, and investigation continues into potential contributors to this rise. This includes the increased prevalence of risky sexual behaviors. Related is […]
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Front. Psychiatry, 13 November 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.584548 Katarzyna Obarska1*, Karol Szymczak2, Karol Lewczuk3 and Mateusz Gola1,4 1Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 2Institute of Psychology, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland 3Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland 4Swartz Center for Computational Neurosciences, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, […]
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Front Public Health . 2020 May 15;8:142. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00142. eCollection 2020. Lawrence T Lam 1 2 Abstract Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between parental mental health, particularly depression, and Internet addiction (IA) among adolescents taking into consideration adolescent mental health and parental IA as possible mediating factors. Of particular interest was […]
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YBOP COMMENTS: Study reports that porn use is related to psychological issues, social issues, mental illness and aggression. Excerpts below the abstract. ——————————————————————————————– Razzaq, Komal and Rafiq, Muhammad (2019). PDF of Full Study. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS): Vol. 14 : Iss. 4 , Article 7. Abstract This research was carried out to explore […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 29;17(3). pii: E844. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030844. Guo N1, Luk TT1, Ho SY2, Lee JJ1, Shen C3, Oliffe J4, Chan SS1, Lam TH2, Wang MP1. Abstract Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has been associated with anxiety and depression, but few explored its mental well-being correlates that could co-occur with or […]
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J Behav Addict. 2019 Dec 1;8(4):664-677. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.70. Marmet S1, Studer J1, Wicki M1, Bertholet N1, Khazaal Y1,2, Gmel G1,3,4,5. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Behavioral addictions (BAs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) tend to co-occur; both are associated with mental health problems (MHPs). This study aimed to estimate the proportion of variance in the severity […]
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