Relationship Status as an Influence on Cybersex Activity: Cybersex, Youth, and Steady Partner

Sexual Desire, Mood, Attachment Style, Impulsivity, and Self-Esteem as Predictive Factors for Addictive Cybersex (Preprint)

“…In some studies, for instance, men were shown to be more prone to excessive cybersex use than women were [27][28][29][30][31], and isolated online sexual behaviors seemed to be more common among men than among women, who were more prone to interactive forms of cybersex [16]. In concordance with other reports on behavioral addictions and excessive Internet use [7,32,33], several studies on the psychopathological correlates of excessive use of cybersex frequently described an association with psychiatric disorders such as depression [20,34].…”

“…The present study also showed an association between addictive cybersex and male gender, as has repeatedly been found [27][28][29][30][31]. Sexual orientation had no effect, however, on the assessed behavior.…”

How Has Internet Addiction Research Evolved Since the Advent of Internet Gaming Disorder? An Overview of Cyberaddictions from a Psychological Perspective

“…Cybersex addiction has been associated mainly with excessive online pornographic consumption [18,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35], and risk factors have been associated mostly with the gratification hypothesis (i.e., reinforcement, learning mechanisms, and craving) [29]. Like online gaming addiction, cybersex addiction has been associated with personality and psychopathologic factors (e.g., neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and obsessional checking) [30] and cognitive processes (i.e., decision-making, working process memory) [31,32], although these are slightly different from those found in gaming addiction (in terms of the nature of this behavioral problem, such as cybersex and partners [33], or its relation to sexual abuse [34]). Furthermore, the cybersex treatments reported seem to be more varied [35,36], using several classic modalities (e.g., psychodynamics, CBT, 12-step programs, group work, couples therapy) as well as contemporary ones (e.g., group analytic therapy for compulsive pornography users, behavioral strategies for cyberactivity).…”

Comportamiento sexual online en adultos mayores

“…Asimismo, se encontró que el porcentaje se reducía drásticamen-te (hasta el 27%) en el caso de las mujeres, hallazgo que si bien resulta coherente con los estudios previos que analizan el papel del género a la hora de modular el comportamiento sexual online (Ballester-Arnal et al, 2014), supera ampliamente la brecha entre hombres y mujeres que se observa en estudios con jóvenes y adolescentes (Ballester-Arnal, Giménez-García, et al, 2016). En esta misma línea, los hombres afirmaron dedicar alrededor de 3 horas semanales a la práctica del cibersexo mientras que las mujeres apenas dedicaban media.…”