AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2020 in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that moral incongruence surrounding pornography use is associated with self-reported comulsive sexual behavior.
Autor
Mateusz Gola
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2018 in Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Vol. 7(2), pp. 433–444
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that binge watching of pornography is a commom pattern of individuals struggling with pornography addiction.
- Individuals compulsively using pornography have elevated anxiety levels.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2017 in The Lancet, Vol. 4(9), pp. 663-664
KEY FINDINGS
- In this review article, leading researchers conclude that the classification of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder as an addictive disorder is consistent with recent data.
CATEGORIES
TOPICS
Can Pornography be Addictive? An fMRI Study of Men Seeking Treatment for Problematic Pornography Use
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2017 in Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 42, pp. 2021–2031
KEY FINDINGS
- This study suggests that, similar to what is observed in substance and gambling addictions, the neural and behavioral mechanisms associated with the anticipatory processing of cues specifically predicting erotic rewards relate importantly to clinically relevant features of PPU - these findings suggest that PPU may represent a behavioral addiction.