AUTHOR(S)

Bella, Nóra, Bőthe, Beáta, Demetrovics, Zsolt, Orosz, Gábor, Potenza, Marc N., and Tóth-Király, István

PUBLISHED

2021 in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

KEY FINDINGS

• This study examined motivations for pornography use, and found a gendered difference in reasons for consuming pornography. Additionally, stress reduction, emotional distraction/suppression, boredom avoidance, fantasy, and sexual pleasure motivations were all associated with Problematic Pornography Use, with stress reduction motivations being the strongest predictor for PPU.