Mobile ubiquity: Understanding the relationship between cognitive absorption, smartphone addiction and social network services (2019)

Computers in Human Behavior Volume 90, January 2019, Pages 246-258 Stuart J.Barnesa Andrew D.Presseyb EusebioScornavaccac https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.013Get rights and content Highlights Addiction to smartphone devices exceeds addiction to social network services (SNS). Smartphone addiction varies by educational attainment; SNS does not. Users addicted to smartphones and SNS experience higher cognitive absorption. The impact of cognitive absorption […]

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Problem behaviours among secondary school students: social media usage analysis (2019)

World Scientific News 2019 | 116 | 128-144 Afusat Olanike Busari Abstracts The study sought to determine the relationship between social media usage and problem behaviour among secondary school students in Oyo State, Nigeria. 600 secondary school students were randomly selected through multi- stage sampling techniques. The respondents were students from nine public and six […]

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Man who accidentally became addicted to porn at eight years old is addiction free (Metro UK)

As a young boy, JK Emezi was really into comic books when he accidentally stumbled across his nanny’s adult graphic novel. Thinking it would be the same as the action adventure books he loved, JK, from Kansas, US, was surprised to see X-rated images. After experiencing a sexual high, he continued reading them and by […]

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Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Treated With Naltrexone Monotherapy (2018)

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2018 Feb 15;20(1). pii: 17l02109. doi: 10.4088/PCC.17l02109. Camacho M1, Moura AR1,2, Oliveira-Maia AJ3,1,2,4,5. PMID: 29469239 DOI: 10.4088/PCC.17l02109 To the editor: Compulsive sexual behaviors are excessive or uncontrolled sexual cognitions or behaviors that lead to clinically significant distress with undesired medical, social, occupational, legal, or financial consequences.1 Typically, compulsive sexual behaviors […]

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A mindful model of sexual health: A review and implications of the model for the treatment of individuals with compulsive sexual behavior disorder (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Dec 23:1-13. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.127. Blycker GR1,2, Potenza MN3,4,5. 1 College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island , Kingston, RI, USA. 2 Hälsosam Therapy , Jamestown, RI, USA. 3 Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and the Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University , New Haven, CT, USA. 4 Connecticut Council […]

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Pornography: the psychological and neurological effects of a $97 billion industry (2018)

Review article Bridie H Peters Abstract Aims: This review aims to summarise the research exploring the health effects of internet pornography on its users. It focuses on pornography’s addictive potential, impact on sexual behaviours and mental health. Methods: The relevant literature concerning the health effects of internet pornography was reviewed. Resources were sourced from databases […]

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Porn, Pseudoscience and DeltaFosB (2013)

UPDATES on DeltaFosB (ALSO WRITTEN ΔFosB) Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 41 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. DeltaFosB is a key component. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 21 […]

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(CAUSATION) Bidirectional Associations Between Self-Reported Gaming Disorder and Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a Sample of Young Swiss Men (2018)

Front. Psychiatry, 11 December 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00649 Simon Marmet1*, Joseph Studer1, Véronique S. Grazioli1 and Gerhard Gmel1,2,3,4 1Alcohol Treatment Centre, Lausanne University Hospital/CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland 2Addiction Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland 3Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada 4Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, United Kingdom Background: […]

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Not Playing Around: Gaming Disorder in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). (2019)

J Adolesc Health. 2019 Jan;64(1):5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.10.010. King DL1, Potenza MN2. PMID:30579437 DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.10.010 Adolescents are among the most avid consumers of online digital entertainment, particularly video games and related online activities (e.g., live streaming, eSports broadcasts). Global research data indicate that most adolescents report past-year gaming usage across a range of devices, including personal computers, […]

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Self-evaluation of young people using erotic content on the Internet (2018)

Translated from Polish Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio J–Paedagogia-Psychologia 31, no. 2 (2018): 223-241. Wiesław Poleszak Abstract An essential property of the Internet is immediate access to the content contained therein, including erotic content. Numerous studies indicate that the use of erotic websites leads to impaired development of children and adolescents. Due to the above […]

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