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PUBLISHED
2018 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 79, pp. 171–177
KEY FINDINGS
- Trait impulsivity was associated with higher symptom severity of Internet pornography disorder.
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Matthias Brand
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2017 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 24(3), pp. 180-202
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that trait sexual motivation and implicit approach tendencies towards sexual material are predictors of problematic use of sexually explicit material.
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PUBLISHED
2017 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 5, pp. 9-13
KEY FINDINGS
- This study showed that the effects of watching Internet pornography on mood and sexual arousal can be considered to have reinforcing effects for the user; which can lead to compulsive patterns of use.
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PUBLISHED
2016 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 23(4), pp. 342-360.
KEY FINDINGS
- Results of this study showed an effect of subjective craving on tendencies towards cybersex addiction, moderated by associative learning. Thus, these findings indicate that such interactions might be crucial for the development of cybersex addiction.
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PUBLISHED
2016 in Neuroimage, Vol 129, pp. 224-232
KEY FINDINGS
- The results of this study support the role for the ventral striatum in processing reward anticipation and gratification linked to subjectively preferred pornographic material - these patterns may contribute to a neural explanation of why individuals with certain preferences and sexual fantasies are at-risk for losing their control over Internet pornography consumption.
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PUBLISHED
2015 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 49, pp. 7-12
KEY FINDINGS
- Results show positive relationships between implicit associations of pornographic pictures with positive emotions and tendencies towards cybersex addiction, problematic sexual behavior, sensitivity towards sexual excitation as well as subjective craving.
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2015 in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Vol. 18(10), pp. 575-580
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found strong correlations between Cybersex addiction symptoms and indicators of sexual arousal and sexual excitability, coping by sexual behaviors, and psychological symptoms...theese results are comparable with those reported for heterosexual males and females in previous studies and highlight the role of positive and negative reinforcement due to cybersex use.
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2015 in Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 5(3), pp. 388–433.
KEY FINDINGS
- This literture review article summarises dozens of studies and concludes that the net result of this inquiry has yielded a very large number of neuroscience based studies that support the application of the addiction model to addictive Internet-related behaviors - including pornography addiction.
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2015 in Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 6, pp. 653
KEY FINDINGS
- Results showed that individuals with tendencies toward cybersex addiction tended to either approach or avoid pornographic stimuli...these findings provide further empirical evidence for similarities between cybersex addiction and substance dependencies.
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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.