Cybersex Addiction Among College Students: A Prevalence Study

Giordano, Amanda L.; Cashwell, Craig S.

doi:10.1080/10720162.2017.1287612

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“…As in previous studies with university students, we found that men and sexual minority participants reported greater use of online sex (Ballester-Arnal et al, 2017;Giordano & Cashwell, 2017;Saughnessy et al, 2011), although the difference between men and women was lower for social participation. Therefore, it can be concluded that men use online sex as a complement and a substitute for offline sex, regardless of the type and whether or not they have a partner (Ballester-Arnal et al, 2017).…”

Section: Hierarchical Regression Modelssupporting

confidence: 84%

Not all Online Sexual Activities are the Same

Barrada¹

2018

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Young people’s use and participation in online sexual activities (OSA) has increased in the past two decades and has changed their behavior in the area of sexuality. The existing literature has some important limitations, concerning the assessment of the construct and its orientation toward problematic use, while ignoring its healthy use or social participation and its relationship with well-being. The main objective of this study was to analyze the relationships between the three types of OSA (compulsive, isolated, and social) proposed by Delmonico and Miller, as well as offline sexual behavior, and psychosexual well-being. It was also necessary to evaluate the factor structure of the Internet Sexual Screening Test (ISST). Participants were 1,147 university students of both sexes, aged between 18 and 26 years, who completed a battery of online questionnaires. The main finding of the study is that, when controlling for other online sexual behavior, different types of OSA evaluated relate differently to offline sexual behavior and to psychosexual well-being, and that most young people made healthy use and participation of OSA. It also presents a new structure of the ISST. The discussion emphasizes the need to recognize the positive consequences of OSA to implement programs for the promotion of sexual health.

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Section: Hierarchical Regression Modelssupporting

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Not all Online Sexual Activities are the Same

Barrada¹

2018

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“…Pornography consumption is a prevalent behavior among college-aged individuals. Giordano and Cashwell (2017) report that 43.1% of college students view pornography at least once a week; over 10% of these students meet the criteria for cybersex addiction. Pornography use is more prevalent in younger versus older populations and in men more than women (Brown, Durtschi, Carroll, & Willoughby, 2017).…”

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Approach bias for erotic stimuli in heterosexual male college students who use pornography

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Background and aims: Addicted individuals often demonstrate relatively automatic action tendencies in response to addiction-related stimuli, whereby they approach rather than avoid addictive stimuli. This study assessed whether an approach bias for erotic stimuli exists among heterosexual college-aged males who report using pornography. Methods: We tested 72 male undergraduate students using an approach-avoidance task employing erotic stimuli, during which participants were instructed to push or pull a joystick in response to image orientation. To simulate approach and avoidance movements, pulling the joystick enlarged the image and pushing shrunk the image. Frequency and severity of pornography use was assessed using a Brief Pornography Screener and the Problematic Pornography Use Scale (PPUS). Results: Participants demonstrated a significant approach bias for erotic stimuli as compared to neutral stimuli, and this approach bias significantly correlated with pornography-use measures. Moreover, individuals with problematic pornography use (as classified by the PPUS) showed more than double the approach bias than did nonproblematic users. Discussion and conclusion: The observation of cognitive biases for erotic stimuli in individuals with problematic pornography use indicate similarities between behavioral and substance addictions.

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“…With growing evidence that college students struggle with addictive sexual behaviors at rates greater than those of the general population (Giordano et al, 2017), and with these behaviors likely influenced by a combination of stress, lack of accountability, unstructured time, and high‐tech access to the internet via smartphones and wireless environments, it seems clear that college counselors should be prepared to assess for the presence of problematic sexual behavior. Nevertheless, previous research suggests that college counselors do not consistently screen for addictive sexual behavior, and established measures may not attend to the unique features of the college population.…”

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“…Indeed, cybersex among college students is prevalent and frequent. For example, in a study of 339 college students, 10.3% surpassed the clinical cutoff for cybersex addiction (Giordano & Cashwell, 2017). Furthermore, in a study of 760 Canadian college students, Boies (2002) found that 40.1% used the internet to view sexually explicit material in the past year and 5.9% viewed sexually explicit material daily.…”

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BODIES: A Short Sex Addiction Screening Tool for College Students

Cashwell

Giordano

Henson

2018

J of College Counseling

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Researchers have found prevalence rates of sex addiction to be higher among college students than among members of the general population. Furthermore, college counselors report working with sex addiction in college and university counseling centers. To date, however, there is no short screening tool to quickly assess the possibility of a sexual addiction. Accordingly, the authors developed a 6‐item short screen (BODIES) of sexual addiction. The authors also discuss implications for college counselors.

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Cybersex Addiction Among College Students: A Prevalence Study

Cited by 39 publications

References 29 publications

Not all Online Sexual Activities are the Same

Not all Online Sexual Activities are the Same

Approach bias for erotic stimuli in heterosexual male college students who use pornography

BODIES: A Short Sex Addiction Screening Tool for College Students

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