YBOP Comments: This was written in response to David Ley’s blog post attacking nofap. It serves a bigger purpose: 1) to expose that the so-called science contradicting porn addiction is smoke and mirrors, and 2) the papers claiming to refute porn addiction come from two individuals who often team up – Nicole Prause & David […]
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In Porn Then and Now: Welcome to Brain Training I look at the how and why porn from the internet is so compelling, so hard to stop watching. See the many comments below the article. “Are we the first generation to masturbate left-handed?” A Reddit poster recently asked, “Are we the first generation to masturbate […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 23;9:154. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00154. eCollection 2018. Liu L1,2, Yao YW2, Li CR3,4, Zhang JT2, Xia CC5, Lan J1, Ma SS1, Zhou N1, Fang XY1. Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is characterized by cognitive and emotional deficits. Previous studies have reported the co-occurrence of IGD and depression. However, extant brain imaging research has […]
Daneback, K., A. Ševčíková, and S.Ježek Sexologies (2018). Exposition au matériel sexuel en ligne à l’adolescence et désensibilisation au contenu sexuel Abstract It is well known that adolescents use the Internet for sexual purposes, for example viewing sexually explicit materials, a practice which increases with age. Prior research has suggested a link between cognitive and […]
Front Psychol. 2018 Feb 20;9:141. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00141. Veissière SPL1,2,3,4, Stendel M1,3,4. Abstract We present a deflationary account of smartphone addiction by situating this purportedly antisocial phenomenon within the fundamentally social dispositions of our species. While we agree with contemporary critics that the hyper-connectedness and unpredictable rewards of mobile technology can modulate negative affect, we propose […]
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Biomed Res Int. 2018 Mar 7;2018:4038541. doi: 10.1155/2018/4038541. Cimino S1, Cerniglia L2. Abstract Several etiopathogenetic models have been conceptualized for the onset of Internet Addiction (IA). However, no study had evaluated the possible predictive effect of early emotion regulation strategies on the development of IA in adolescence. In a sample of N = 142 adolescents […]
Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 130. Published online 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00130 PMCID: PMC5902502 PMID: 29692743 Sujin Bae,1 Ji Sun Hong,2 Sun Mi Kim,2 and Doug Hyun Han2,* Abstract Introduction Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and gambling disorder (GD) share similar clinical characteristics but show different brain functional connectivity patterns. Bupropion is known to be effective […]
Front Psychol. 2018; 9: 492. Published online 2018 Apr 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00492 PMCID: PMC5908967 PMID: 29706910 Xiaoyan Lin,1,2,† Wenliang Su,1,3,*† and Marc N. Potenza4,5 Abstract The Internet has become an integral part of our daily life, and how to make the best use of the Internet is important to both individuals and the society. Based […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr; 15(4): 788. Published online 2018 Apr 18. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040788 PMCID: PMC5923830 PMID: 29670025 Wei-Po Chou,1,2 Cheng-Fang Yen,1,3,* and Tai-Ling Liu1,3,* Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the predicting effects of psychological inflexibility/experiential avoidance (PI/EA) and stress coping strategies for Internet addiction, significant depression and […]
Introduction Here we have yet another propaganda piece, this one attempting to deny the existence of widespread porn-induced sexual problems. It’s by The Daily Dot’s Claire Downs whose expertise is described as “A third-generation worker in the Chicago futures industry, she specializes in cryptocurrencies and altcoins.” Interestingly, none of the recent hit pieces attempting to […]
A David and Goliath battle involving a billion-dollar pornography website: "The book relates how, through investigative journalism, Mickelwait discovered that one of the world’s biggest websites was knowingly profiting from sex trafficking, and reveals her subsequent fight to
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