Associations of Perceived Addiction to Internet Pornography with Religious/Spiritual and Psychological Functioning

Normative and Clinical Self-Perceptions of Sexuality and Their Links to Psychopathology among Adolescents

“…In addition, religiosity and moral disapproval of pornography were strong predictors of a self-perception of being addicted to online pornography [59, 60]. Likewise, religious people report higher levels of perceived addiction to online pornography and CSB than secular people [2, 61-65]. …”

Self-identification as a pornography addict: examining the roles of pornography use, religiousness, and moral incongruence

“…Even though self-reported feelings of addiction may not wholly map onto actual behavior patterns, there is evidence that they may be a clinical concern. Specifically, self-reported feelings of addiction are likely a source of meaningful clinical impairment, as prior works have linked them cross-sectionally with psychological distress (using the CPUI-9; Grubbs, Volk, Exline, & Pargament, 2015), religious and spiritual difficulties (using the Perceived Compulsivity subscale of the CPUI-9; Wilt, Cooper, Grubbs, Exline, & Pargament, 2016), relational difficulties (using a modified version of the Kalichman Sexual Compulsivity Scale focused on pornography; Leonhardt, Willoughby, & Young-Petersen, 2018), alcohol consumption (using a translation of the Cyber Pornography Use Inventory; Morelli, Bianchi, Baiocco, Pezzuti, & Chirumbolo, 2017), problematic gaming (using a Hungarian version of the CPUI-9; Bőthe, Tóth-Király, & Orosz, 2015), and sexual distress (using the Perceived Compulsivity subscale of the CPUI-9;Vaillancourt-Morel et al, 2017;Volk, Thomas, Sosin, Jacob, & Moen, 2016). Prior works have also shown that self-reported feelings of addiction to pornography predict both general psychological distress (using a latent variable estimation of the CPUI-9; Grubbs, Stauner, Exline, Pargament, & Lindberg, 2015) and religious and spiritual difficulties over time (using the CPUI-9 full score; Grubbs, Exline, Pargament, Volk, & Lindberg, 2017).…”

A Dyadic Approach to Pornography Use and Relationship Satisfaction Among Heterosexual Couples: The Role of Pornography Acceptance and Anxious Attachment

“…However, young women who use pornography themselves report more permissive attitudes toward pornography (Johansson & Hammarén, 2007). Among religious individuals who are less accepting of pornography, more use of pornography is perceived as pornography addiction and is associated with lower self-esteem and more anger (Wilt, Cooper, Grubbs, Exline, & Pargament, 2016). Therefore, pornography acceptance may be an important moderator of the association between pornography use and relationship satisfaction within couples, as individual responses to their partners’ use may vary based on how they personally feel about pornography.…”