Cybersex Addiction in Heterosexual Female Users of Internet Pornography Can Be Explained by Gratification Hypothesis

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Laier, Christian; Pekal, Jaro; and Brand, Matthias

PUBLISHED

2014 in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Vol. 17(8), pp. 505-511

KEY FINDINGS
  • The main results of this study show that female internet pornography users rated Internet pornographic pictures as more arousing and reported greater craving due to Internet pornographic picture presentation compared with non-users - supporting the gratification hypothesis of cybersex addiction.
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Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals With and Without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours

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Voon, Valerie; Mole, Thomas B.; Banca, Paula; Porter, Laura; Morris, Laurel S.; Mitchell, Simon; Lapa, Tatyana R.; Karr, Judy; Harrison, Neil A.; Potenza, Marc N.; and Irvine, Michael

PUBLISHED

2014 in PLoS ONE 9(7): e102419. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102419

KEY FINDINGS
  • Relative to healthy volunteers, compulsive sexual behavior individuals had greater desire, but similar liking scores in response to the sexually explicit videos; this dissociation between desire or wanting and liking is consistent with theories of incentive motivation underlying CSB as in drug addictions.
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A Brief Scale to Measure Problematic Sexually Explicit Media Consumption: Psychometric Properties of the Compulsive Pornography Consumption (CPC) Scale Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Noor, Sted W. B.; Rosser, B. R. Simon; and Erickson, Darin J.

PUBLISHED

2014 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 21, pp. 240–261

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that compulsive pornography consumption is associated with negative sexual self-esteem. and social desirability.
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Prefrontal Control and Internet Addiction: A Theoretical Model and Review of Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Findings

AUTHOR(S)

Brand, Matthias; Young, Kimberly S.; and Laier, Christian

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2014 in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Vol. 8, pp. 375

KEY FINDINGS
  • This article presents a theoretical model and review of neuropsychological studies that demonstrate that cue-reactivity, craving, and decision making are important concepts for understanding Internet addiction; and that the findings on reductions in executive control are consistent with other behavioral addictions, such as pathological gambling.
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Associations Between Relational Sexual Behaviour, Pornography Use, and Pornography Acceptance Among US College Students

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Willoughby, Brian J.; Carroll, Jason S.; Nelson, Larry J.; and Padilla-Walker, Laura M.

PUBLISHED

2014 in Culture, Health & Sexuality, Vol. 16(9), pp. 1052–1069

KEY FINDINGS
  • Pornography use was found to be linked to depression and lower self-esteem in college women.
  • Pornography use was found to be linked to higher risk taking behavior in college men.
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Psychometric Development of the Problematic Pornography Use Scale

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Kor, Ariel; Zilcha-Mano, Sigal; Fogel, Yehuda A.; Mikulincer, Mario; Reid, Rory C.; and Potenza, Marc N.

PUBLISHED

2014 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 39(5), pp. 861-868

KEY FINDINGS
  • Pornography compulsion was found to be associated with higher depression and anxiety.
  • Pornography compulsion was found to be linked to lower self-esteem levels among users.
  • Compulsive pornography users were found to have less secure attachment in their relationships.
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Psychological, Relational, and Sexual Correlates of Pornography Use on Young Adult Heterosexual Men in Romantic Relationships

AUTHOR(S)

Szymanski, Dawn M.; and Stewart-Richardson, Destin N.

PUBLISHED

2014 in The Journal of Men's Health, Vol. 22(1), pp. 64-82

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that both frequency of pornography use and problematic pornography use were related to greater couple conflict.
  • Problematic pornography use lead to poorer relationship quality
  • Pornography use is associated with less sexual satisfaction.
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