Are you a therapist hoping to help clients struggling with compulsive sexual behavior? Are you curious which disorders are associated, or not associated, with compulsive sexual behavior? A friend of YBOP who is a clinician recommended these studies, which he thinks might be of interest to other clinicians. Compulsive sexual behaviour in Iranian married women: Prevalence, […]
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“Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners
Sexual Health & Compulsivity Fakri Seyed Aghamiria , Johannes M. Luetzb,c,d and Karenne Hillse ABSTRACT Recent research on sexual addiction (SA) and compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) has focused on areas of interpersonal and societal impacts. When SA/CSB is discovered in intimate partnerships, the offended partner may experience betrayal trauma (BT), which can manifest as Post-Traumatic […]
“Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships” (The Conversation)
While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades given the rise of technology and accessibility. Pornography, meaning any media intended to depict or describe sexual content to heighten sexual arousal or pleasure, can […]
What motivates men to not consume pornography? Moving beyond themes of addiction and abstinence
Journal of Gender-Based Violence Tyler, M., & Jovanovski, N. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2025D000000068 Comment: Have these authors confounded cause and effect? They interviewed only men who had quit porn, and perhaps did not realize that quitting shifts men’s perception, often quite radically, making them more perceptive and empathetic. Abstract This article presents a thematic analysis […]
Can pornography affect sleep?
Medical doctor suggests that it can. View source post. … How Pornography Affects Sleep? (Does Watching Porn Before Bed Help or Harm Sleep?) (Does Watching Porn Cause Sleep Problems) While some individuals fall asleep directly after watching pornography, others report sleep problems after viewing. Pornography can interfere with sleep through multiple pathways: 1. Screen Exposure […]
Compulsive sexual behaviours and relational consequences: A phenomenological study on intimate female partner impacts
Excerpt: McCormack and Wignall (2017) assert that pornography has become more commonplace due to the internet’s influence on popular culture. This phenomenon is known as ‘the pornographic action of mainstream’ culture (McNair, 2013, p. 3), which some people view as a way of augmenting their relationship (Kohut et al., 2018). However, the idea that viewing relational pornography together […]
Young People’s Intentional and Unintentional Encounters with Internet Pornography in Australia
Archives of Sexual Behavior Minihan S, Burton M, Giunta K, Villegas L, Nicholas M., Arch Sex Behav. 2025 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03109-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40097900. Abstract Amidst the increased online engagement of adolescents, a growing global body of literature has examined adolescents’ encounters with internet pornography (IP). Though prevalence rates vary across […]
Betting on Digital Attention: Pornography vs. Climate, Economics, Elections, Immigration, and War
Comment: Media scholar Paul Wright and his co-authors point out that porn and its effects need to be a mainstream study target. Compared with other major topics, it receives far more attention. Check out the graphs below the abstract. The Journal of Sex Research Wright, P. J., Gruszczynski, M., & Woodworth, B. (2025). Betting on […]
The Impact of Violent Pornography on Sexual Coercive Behaviors Among College Men: A Prospective Examination
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Bhuptani, P. H., Cashin, D., & Orchowski, L. M. (2024). , 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241299442 Abstract Sexual coercion is a widespread public health concern, especially among college students, and is associated with a multitude of negative consequences for survivors. Prior studies document an association between exposure to violent pornography and engagement in sexual […]
Exploring the role of the amygdala in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder via a parcellation pipeline based on Recurrence Quantification Analysis
Journal of Behavioral Addictions Excerpts: Our study provides the first amygdala parcellation in CSBD [Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder] patients which revealed alterations in subdivisions’ size compared to healthy individuals and multiple correlations of their functioning with the severity of CSBD symptoms. The results of our study have provided evidence that exploration of the amygdala on […]