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“Exposure to Internet Pornography among Children and Adolescents: A National Survey”
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Title: Exposure to Internet Pornography among Children and Adolescents: A National Survey
Publication: CyberPsychology & Behavior
Author: Ybarra, Michele L., and Kimberly Mitchell
Date: 10/18/2005
ABSTRACT Estimates suggest that up to 90% or more youth between 12 and 18 years have access to the Internet. Concern has been raised that this increased accessibility may lead to a rise in pornography seeking among children and adolescents, with potentially serious ramifications for child and adolescent sexual development. Using data from the Youth […]
“Internet Pornography Exposure and Risky Sexual Behavior among Adult Males in the United States”
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Title: Internet Pornography Exposure and Risky Sexual Behavior among Adult Males in the United States
Publication: Computers in Human Behavior
Author: Wright, Paul J., and Ashley K. Randall
Date: 07/01/2012
Abstract Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a threat to the public health in the United States. Many sexual behaviors increase an individual’s risk of STI contraction. Chief among these are having unprotected sex, having sex with multiple partners, and either paying for sex or having sex for pay. The present study used General […]
“Predicting Compulsive Internet Use: It’s All about Sex!”
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Title: Predicting Compulsive Internet Use: It’s All about Sex!
Publication: CyberPsychology & Behavior
Author: Meerkerk, G.J., R. J. J. M. V. D. Eijnden, and H.F.L. Garresten
Date: 02/23/2006
ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to assess the predictive power of various Internet applications on the development of compulsive Internet use (CIU). The study has a two-wave longitudinal design with an interval of 1 year. The first measurement contained 447 adult heavy Internet users who used the Internet at least 16 h per […]
“Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?”
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Title: Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?
Publication: Eastern Economic Journal
Author: Malcolm, Michael, and George Naufal
Date: 04/13/2015
Abstract Substitutes for marital sexual gratification may impact the decision to marry. Proliferation of the Internet has made pornography an increasingly low-cost substitute. We investigate the effect of Internet usage, and of pornography consumption specifically, on the marital status of young men. We show that increased Internet usage is negatively associated with marriage formation. Pornography […]
“Early Sexual Experiences: The Role of Internet Access and Sexually Explicit Material”
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Title: Early Sexual Experiences: The Role of Internet Access and Sexually Explicit Material
Publication: CyberPsychology & Behavior
Author: Kraus, Shane W., and Brenda Russell
Date: 04/08/2008
ABSTRACT The current study investigated whether viewing X-rated movies, Internet access in the home, and gender of the participant would differ between age of first initiation for oral sex, age of first initiation for sexual intercourse, and number of sexual partners. An online sample of 437 participants with an average age of 29.46 participated in […]
“Predicting Compulsive Internet Use: It’s All about Sex!”
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Title: "Predicting Compulsive Internet Use: It's All about Sex!"
Publication: CyberPsychology & Behavior 9.1
Author: Meerkerk, Gert-Jan, Regina JJM Van Den Eijnden, and Henk FL Garretsen
Date: 02/23/2006
Abstract The objective of this research was to assess the predictive power of various Internet applications on the development of compulsive Internet use (CIU). The study has a two-wave longitudinal design with an interval of 1 year. The first measurement contained 447 adult heavy Internet users who used the Internet at least 16 h per […]
Adolescents’ Sexual Media Use and Willingness to Engage in Casual Sex: Differential Relations and Underlying Processes
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Title: Adolescents' Sexual Media Use and Willingness to Engage in Casual Sex: Differential Relations and Underlying Processes
Publication: Human Communication Research
Author: Oosten, Johanna MF, Jochen Peter, and Laura Vandenbosch
Date: 10/20/2016
Abstract The present study investigated the relationship between different types of sexual media use (i.e., sexually explicit internet material, sexually oriented reality TV, and sexy self-presentations on social network sites) and adolescents’ willingness to engage in casual sex, as well as underlying sociocognitive processes of this relationship. Drawing on a longitudinal three-wave panel study among […]
The Neurobiology of Behavioral Addictions: Sexual Addiction
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Title: The Neurobiology of Behavioral Addictions: Sexual Addiction
Publication: Oxford University Press
Author: Hilton, Carnes, Love
Date: 04/01/2016
This chapter begins with an exploration of the reward system and its connection to the disease of addiction. The neurobiological underpinning of the disease is explored in detail and is overlaid with the biology of sexual reward. The chapter uses Internet pornography abuse as a reference model for the overuse of sexuality to the point […]
“The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research”
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Title: "The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research"
Publication: Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity
Author: Owens, Eric W., et al.
Date: 04/09/2012
Summary The recent proliferation of Internet-enabled technology has significantly changed the way adolescents encounter and consume sexually explicit material. Once confined to a personal computer attached to a telephone line, the Internet is now available on laptops, mobile phones, video game consoles, and other electronic devices. With the growth of the Internet has come easier […]
“Online sexual activities: An exploratory study of problematic and non-problematic usage patterns in a sample of men”
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Title: Online sexual activities: An exploratory study of problematic and non-problematic usage patterns in a sample of men
Publication: Computers in Human Behavior
Author: Wéry, Aline, et al.
Date: 03/01/2016
Abstract Involvement in online sexual activities (OSAs) is ubiquitous, especially in males, and can under certain circumstances become problematic. The risk factors associated with problematic OSAs remain, however, poorly explored. The current study aimed to investigate the characteristics, usage patterns, and motives for men to engage in OSAs and to disentangle the risk factors associated […]