Porn Identity (News)

Posted on April 2, 2013, in Addiction, Brain Science, News, Psychological

Find Article Here Many strangers give Dr William Struthers a quizzical look when he tells them what he does for a living. Some women even turn their eyes away in embarrassment. The American biopsychologist studies sexual arousal, but specifically what parts of the human brain light up, and what chemicals are unleashed, when people watch [...]

Porn turned thousands of British children into sex offenders, report says (NEWS)

Posted on March 20, 2013, in Children, News, Psychological, Sexual Violence, Teens

LONDON, March 4, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pornography and depictions of sexuality have turned more than 4,500 British children – some of them as young as five – into sexual offenders, according to a UK-based child welfare charity. A Freedom of Information Act request showed that 4,562 minors – 98 percent of them boys – committed [...]

Porn, Reality, and Convenient Illusions (Opinion)

Posted on July 17, 2012, in Opinion, Psychological

Author: Andrew Haines Date Published: July 17,2012 Find Original Article here: http://www.cfmpl.org/blog/2012/07/11/porn-reality-convenient-illusions/ Discussion on Monday’s post about hotel-sponsored porn access raises a perspective on “adult entertainment” worth exploring. Namely, that porn depicts something less than real, and that this mitigated reality makes viewing pornography a morally neutral action. Two factors contribute to this view—both I admittedly reject. The [...]

Pornography Viewing among Fraternity Men:Effects on Bystander Intervention, Rape Myth Acceptance and Behavioral Intent to Commit Sexual Assault (Research)

Posted on July 12, 2012, in Physiological, Psychological, Research

Authors: John D. Foubert, Matthew W. Brosi, and R. Sean Bannon Date published: July 12,2012 Find Full Article here: http://okstate.academia.edu/JohnFoubert/Papers/178497/Foubert_J.D._Brosi_M.W._and_Bannon_R._S._2011_._Pornography_viewing_among_fraternity_men_Effects_on_bystander_intervention_rape_myth_acceptance_and_behavioral_intent_to_commit_sexual_assault._Journal_of_Sex_Addiction_and_Compulsivity_18_212-231 College men’s exposure to pornography is nearly universal, with growingviewingratesnationwide.Substantialresearchdocuments the harmful effects of mainstream, sadomasochistic, and rape  pornography on men’s attitudes and behavior related to sexual as- sault. The present study surveyed 62% of the fraternity populationat a Midwestern public university on their pornography viewing habits, bystander efficacy, and bystander willingness to help in po-tential rape situations. Results showed that men who [...]

Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Vol. 6, Issue 2 • Fall 2011 26 EFFECTS OF SORORITY MEMBERS’ PORNOGRAPHY USEON BYSTANDER INTERVENTIONIN A SEXUAL ASSAULT SITUATION AND RAPE MYTH ACCEPTANCE (Research)

Posted on July 11, 2012, in Physiological, Psychological, Research

Author: Matthew W. Brosi, John D. Foubert, R.Sean Bannon, and Gabe Yandell Date Published: July 11,2012 Find Full Article here: http://okstate.academia.edu/JohnFoubert/Papers/381124/Brosi_M._W._Foubert_J.D._Bannon_R.S._and_Yandell_G._2011_._Effects_of_womens_pornography_use_on_bystander_willingness_and_efficacy_to_intervene_in_a_sexual_assault_situation_and_rape_myth_acceptance._Oracle_The_Research_Journal_of_the_Association_of_Fraternity_Sorority_Advisors_6_2_26-35 College women’s exposure to pornography is growing nationwide. A limited amount of re-search exists documenting the negative effects of pornography on women’s attitudes and be-havior related to sexual assault. The present study surveyed sorority members at a Midwest-ern public university on their [...]

Is Porn Ruining Your Relationship? (News)

Posted on July 3, 2012, in News, Psychological, Relationships

Author: Caitlyn Hitt Date Posted: July 3, 2012 Find Original Article here: http://www.yourtango.com/2012155740/could-internet-porn-be-ruining-your-relationship Face it, there’s a good chance your man looks at porn. But what is it doing to your relationship? Feminists have argued for decades that porn teaches men to view women as sex objects and devalues the act of having sex. But did you know it causes [...]

Porn addiction can be unlearned: study (News)

Posted on May 12, 2012, in Addiction, News, Psychological, Statistics

Author: Glenda Kwek Date Published: 05/12/2012 Find full article here: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/porn-addiction-can-be-unlearned-study-20120511-1ygy6.html In the first study of its kind in Australia, University of Sydney researchers say they have uncovered the severe impact of porn addiction on users and their families. But the researchers, Professor Raj Sitharthan of the University of Sydney’s Department of Psychiatry and Dr Gomathi [...]

Porn and DSM-5: Are Sexual Politics At Play? (News)

Posted on May 11, 2012, in Addiction, News, Psychological

By: Marnia Robinson Date Published: 05/11/2012 Find full article here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201205/porn-and-dsm-5-are-sexual-politics-play Psychiatry’s latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) is about to be set in stone. The third and final round of comments ends June 15, 2012. It’s everyone’s duty to take a hard look at this manual. Although many healthcare professionals cheerfully disregard the DSM’s pronouncements when assessing and [...]

The Other Porn Experiment (Opinion)

Posted on April 10, 2012, in Addiction, Internet, Opinion, Psychological

From Psychology Today. See full article here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201203/the-other-porn-experiment By Marnia Robinson and Gary Wilson March 29, 2012 What can informal control groups of former porn users show us? The widespread use of Internet porn is one of the fastest-moving, most global experiments ever unconsciously conducted. But it’s not the only groundbreaking porn experiment going on today.  Devastated by sexual [...]

Stripper Mom Sheila Hageman's Addiction Began With Dad's Porn Chest (Opinion)

Posted on April 3, 2012, in Opinion, Psychological, Self-Image, Women

Kyrie [Eleison] is Greek for “Lord Have Mercy,” and it was the name Sheila Hageman took when she abandoned any notion of going to college and became a stripper at the age of 18. For seven years, Hageman had a split identity: the good girl who appeared in local theater productions, and the naughty one [...]