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2015 in Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol. 59, pp. 117-122
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that depression and anxiety was significantly higher among compulsive pornography users.
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PUBLISHED
2015 in Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 45, pp. 77-84
KEY FINDINGS
- This longitudinal study found links between pornography use and diminished sexual satisfaction.
- Analyses also found negative links between pornography use and relationship satisfaction.
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PUBLISHED
2015 in Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Vol. 4(1), pp. 14–21
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that less balanced performance in this multitasking paradigm was associated with a higher tendency towards cybersex addiction. Persons with this tendency often either overused or neglected working on the pornographic pictures.
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PUBLISHED
2015 in Psychology of Women Quarterly, Vol. 39(1), pp. 67-84
KEY FINDINGS
- Previous partners’ pornography use predicted body shame in women.
- Previous partners' pornography use predicted eating disorder symptomatology in women.
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PUBLISHED
2015 in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 44(1), pp. 99-109
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that higher past pornography consumption significantly predicts acceptance of violence against women - particularly among men with pre-existing sexually aggressive attitudes.
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Korean Men’s Pornography use, Their Interest in Extreme Pornography, and Dyadic Sexual Relationships
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PUBLISHED
2015 in International Journal of Sexual Health
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that many porn consumers prefer the arousal of porn to real-life sexual experiences, and that porn consumers are more likely to role-play porn scenes with their partners.
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2015 in Psychology of Men & Masculinity, Vol. 16(1), pp. 97-107.
KEY FINDINGS
- Analyses revealed that men’s frequency of pornography use was positively linked to poor body image.
- This study found that pornography use was associated with poorer romantic attachment in couple relationships.
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PUBLISHED
2014 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 21(4), pp. 305-321
KEY FINDINGS
- The results of this study show that there are factors of vulnerability to cybersex addiction and provide evidence for the role of sexual gratification and dysfunctional coping in the development of cybersex addiction.
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PUBLISHED
2014 in PLoS ONE 9(8): e105476
KEY FINDINGS
- This study shows that compared to healthy volunteers, compulsive sexual behavior subjects have enhanced attentional bias to explicit cues but not neutral cues particularly for early stimuli latency...this provides support for an incentive motivation theory of addiction underlying the aberrant response towards sexual cues in compulsive sexual behavior.
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2014 in BMJ Open
KEY FINDINGS
- This longitudinal, qualitative study found that young people's narratives surrounding anal sex often encourage coercion, pain, and other risky behaviors. Additionally, the study found that young people often attribute these narratives to pornography, as it can normalize sexual behaviors and attitudes.