The use of cyberpornography by young men in Hong Kong some psychosocial correlates (2007)

PDF – FULL STUDY Arch Sex Behav. 2007 Aug;36(4):588-98. Lam CB, Chan DK. Source Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Abstract This study examined the prevalence of online pornography viewing and its psychosocial correlates among a sample of young Chinese men in Hong Kong. A total of 229 participants […]

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Exposure to pornography among youth in Australia (2007)

Michael Flood doi: 10.1177/1440783307073934 Journal of Sociology March 2007 vol. 43 no. 1 45-60 Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Abstract Youth in Australia are routinely exposed to sexually explicit images. Among 16- and 17-year-olds, three-quarters of boys and one-tenth of girls have ever watched an X-rated movie. Three-quarters of […]

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Does Your Mother Know What You Really Do? The Changing Nature and Image of Computer‐Based Pornography (2006)

Author: Coopersmith, Jonathan Source: History and Technology, Volume 22, Number 1, Number 1/March 2006 , pp. 1-25(25) Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group Abstract: Pornography has historically been closely connected with the rise of communication technologies, often providing male customers the justification to become early adopters. In recent decades, the digitalization of data, […]

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Pornography use as a risk marker for an aggressive pattern of behavior among sexually reactive children and adolescents (2009)

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2009 Jan;14(6):442-53. doi: 10.1177/1078390308327137.   Alexy EM, Burgess AW, Prentky RA. Source William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Massachusetts. Abstract Sexually reactive children and adolescents (SRCAs), sometimes referred to as juvenile sexual offenders, may be more vulnerable and likely to experience damaging effects from pornography use because they […]

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INTERNET & VIDEO GAME ADDICTION BRAIN STUDIES

Our current list of Internet addiction brain studies. Without exception, all studies have found addiction-related brain changes in Internet addicts. This review of the literature makes a compelling argument for Internet porn addiction as a sub-type of Internet addiction Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update (2015). The review also critiques two recent […]

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“You Are Not Your Brain”

by Jeffrey Schwartz, a medical doctor who treats OCD. He’s mentioned in The Brain That Changes Itself, and his work is right in line with what is being discovered about brain plasticity by neuroscientists (including himself). He’s also intrigued by Buddhist principles. Here’s what a forum member said about this book: It’s excellent. It is […]

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