Use of Internet Pornography and Men's Well-Being

Exploring the Relationship between Sexual Compulsivity and Attentional Bias to Sex-Related Words in a Cohort of Sexually Active Individuals

“…In essence, these findings highlight that attentional preference for concern-related stimuli varies as a function of the interaction between how long a person has been active sexually and how compulsive their sexual behaviour is. One possible explanation for these results is that as a sexually compulsive individual engages in more compulsive behaviour, an associated arousal template develops [36][37][38] and that over time, more extreme behaviour is required for the same level of arousal to be realised. It is further argued that as an individual engages in more compulsive behaviour, neuropathways become desensitized to more 'normalised' sexual stimuli or images and individuals turn to more 'extreme' stimuli to realise the arousal desired.…”

Clinicians’ Beliefs, Observations, and Treatment Effectiveness Regarding Clients’ Sexual Addiction and Internet Pornography Use

“…First, sexual behaviors can be problematic without being associated with the addiction label. For example, people can engage in sex-line talk or internet pornography (IP), not be addicted to either, but these behaviors still may cause problems in Although not all IP use patterns may be problematic (Cooper 2000;Twohig et al 2009), increased levels of IP use have been associated with depression, anxiety, relationship/intimacy difficulties (Philaretou et al 2005), career difficulties, financial losses (Schneider 2000a, b), and risky sexual and substance use behaviors (Braun-Courville and Rojas 2009;Carroll et al 2008;Häggström-Nordin et al 2005;Morrison et al 2004;Peter and Valkenburg 2008). Given the increasing widespread use of IP and its associated impairment of functioning, problematic IP use is becoming a sexual behavior that clinicians must understand and address competently.…”

De la pornographie légale à l’agression sexuelle

“…Parmi les cas d'individus qui consultent régulièrement de la pornographie, 7 % relèveraient d'un diagnostic de sexualité compulsive (Cooper, Delmonico et Burg, 2000 ;Philaretou, Mahfouz et Allen, 2005), s'accompagnant d'effets et de résultats néga-tifs, notamment la dépression, l'anxiété et les difficultés relationnelles et intimes (Philaretou et al, 2005 ;Twohig, Crosby et Cox, 2009). Cette problématique a également été observée chez des consommateurs de pornographie juvénile (Griffin-Shelley, 2014).…”