The Role of Pornography in Sexual Offending

The Assessment of Problematic Internet Pornography Use: A Comparison of Three Scales with Mixed Methods

“…In particular, tolerance and withdrawal are the important dimensions of problematic IPU that are not assessed by the PPUS and s-IAT-sex; PPCS is the only instrument that explicitly assesses the "tolerance" component [11,14]. According to the "two-phased" internet pornography addiction model, in which the first step is characterized by an excessive use to internet pornography, and the second functions as a marker by repeated failures to break free from excessive use, despite negative consequences [43]. Items related to information about salience, carving, and tolerance reflect the engagement in internet pornography, corresponding to the first step, whereas items related to withdrawal, relapse, and conflict measure addiction more, corresponding to the second step.…”

Associations between Young Adults' Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preferences, Behaviors, and Satisfaction

“…Additionally, research on SEM has traditionally focused on potential links between SEM and sexual violence (e.g., Bensimon, 2007;Malamuth, Addison, & Koss, 2000;Marshall, 1988) and its associations with sexual compulsions or addiction (e.g. Cooper, Delmonico, & Burg, 2000;Delmonico, 1997) as opposed to its use among non-clinical, normative samples.…”

A Commentary on the Role of Sexually Explicit Media (SEM) in the Transmission and Prevention of HIV among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

“…In 1967, the US Congress funded research on pornography and obscenity declaring them a “matter of national concern.”(59) Based on reviews of over 80 scientific studies, the US Commission on Obscenity and Pornography concluded early that the evidence did not point toward significant links between pornography and criminal behavior. (60) In fact, in examining the relationship between SEM and sexual offenses, findings have been mixed due at least in part to the variety of study designs(61) which suffer from issues that cloud their interpretation. (62) Experimental studies comparing men's rape myth acceptance and appeal of sexual aggression before and after SEM exposure yielded no significant differences (with one exception noted below).…”