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Implicit Associations in Cybersex Addiction: Adaption of an Implicit Association Test with Pornographic Pictures

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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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Sexual Excitability and Dysfunctional Coping Determine Cybersex Addiction in Homosexual Male

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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...these 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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Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update

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2015 in Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 5(3), pp. 388–433.

KEY FINDINGS
  • This literature 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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Symptoms of Cybersex Addiction Can Be Linked to Both Approaching and Avoiding Prnographic Stimuli: Results From an Analog Sample of Regular Cybersex Users

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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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Getting Stuck with Pornography? Overuse or Neglect of Cybersex Cues in a Multitasking Situation is Related to Symptoms of Cybersex Addiction

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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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You Looking at Her ‘‘Hot’’ Body May Not be ‘‘Cool’’ for Me: Integrating Male Partners’ Pornography Use into Objectification Theory for Women

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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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Experimental Effects of Exposure to Pornography: The Moderating Effect of Personality and Mediating Effect of Sexual Arousal

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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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