Sex industry exposure over the life course on the onset and frequency of sex offending (2014)

Mancini, Christina, Amy Reckdenwald, Eric Beauregard, and Jill S. Levenson. Journal of Criminal Justice 42, no. 6 (2014): 507-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.09.002 Highlights Study tested whether offending patterns are affected by sex industry exposure. Adolescent exposure was related to an earlier age of onset. Adult exposure influenced greater frequency in offending, with caveats. Research implications are discussed. […]

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A Comparison of Risk and Protective Factors for Excessive Internet Game Play between Koreans in Korea and Immigrant Koreans in the United States (2019)

J Korean Med Sci. 2019 Jun 17;34(23):e162. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e162. Hong JS1, Kim SM1, Jung JW2, Kim SY1, Chung US3, Han DH4. Abstract BACKGROUND: Studying immigrants may have the potential to explore how cultural and environmental changes affect the internet game play patterns of individuals in the two countries. We planned to compare risk and preventive […]

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Size Matters After All: Experimental Evidence that SEM Consumption Influences Genital and Body Esteem in Men (2019)

Kaylee Skoda, Cory L. Pedersen SAGE Open, April-June 2019: 1–11 Abstract Previous research has found that images depicted in the mainstream media have a negative influence on self-esteem, particularly among women. With the ease of accessibility and distribution of sexually explicit material (SEM) in recent years, due largely to the rise of the Internet, it […]

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Addiction, Anhedonia, and Comorbid Mood Disorder. A Narrative Review (2019)

Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10: 311. Published online 2019 May 22. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00311 PMCID: PMC6538808 PMID: 31178763 Marianne Destoop, 1 , 2 Manuel Morrens, 1 , 3 Violette Coppens, 1 , 3 and Geert Dom 1 , 2 , * Abstract Background: Recently, anhedonia has been recognized as an important Research Domain Criterion (RDoC) by the National […]

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Gaming Disorder Is a Disorder due to Addictive Behaviors: Evidence from Behavioral and Neuroscientific Studies Addressing Cue Reactivity and Craving, Executive Functions, and Decision-Making (2019)

Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review is aimed at summarizing the scientific evidence suggesting that the core psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying substance use disorders and gambling disorder are also involved in gaming disorder. Recent Findings Theoretical models that aim to explain the development and maintenance of gaming disorder focus on cue reactivity and […]

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A primary care pediatrician’s guide to assessing problematic interactive media use (2019)

Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000771. Nereim C1, Bickham D, Rich M. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the literature and provide a guide to assessing patients with problematic interactive media use (PIMU). RECENT FINDINGS: 0.3-1.0% of the world population meets criteria for internet gaming disorder (IGD). 26.8-83.3% of adolescents meeting criteria for […]

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Evaluating an Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Using Mokken Scaling Analysis (2019)

Front Psychol. 2019 Apr 26;10:911. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00911. eCollection 2019. Finserås TR1, Pallesen S2, Mentzoni RA2, Krossbakken E2, King DL3, Molde H1. Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was recently included as a condition for further study in the fifth and latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The present study investigated whether […]

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The Role of Internet Pornography Use and Cyber Infidelity in the Associations between Personality, Attachment, and Couple and Sexual Satisfaction (2017)

Social Networking Vol.06 No.01 (2017), Article ID:72840,18 pages 10.4236/sn.2017.61001 Anik Ferron1, Yvan Lussier1*, Stéphane Sabourin2, Audrey Brassard3 ABSTRACT Although adults in romantic relationships currently show more openness to online sexual behaviors [1] , these behaviors can nevertheless increase couple conflicts and instability [2] . In the current study, we assess the mediating role of Internet […]

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Social media addiction and sexual dysfunction among Iranian women: The mediating role of intimacy and social support (2019)

Behav Addict. 2019 May 23:1-8. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.24. Alimoradi Z1, Lin CY2, Imani V3, Griffiths MD4, Pakpour AH1,5. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Social media use has become increasingly popular among Internet users. Given the widespread use of social media on smartphones, there is an increasing need for research examining the impact of the use of such […]

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An Influence of Workplace Victimization on Employees’ Internet Pornography Addiction and Organizational Outcomes (2019)

Choi, Youngkeun. Cogent Business & Management just-accepted (2019): 1622177. Article: 1622177 | Received 21 Nov 2018, Accepted 18 May 2019, Accepted author version posted online: 21 May 2019 Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate if workplace victimization arouses employees’ internet pornography addiction and how it influences their job satisfaction and organizational citizenship […]

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