Intimate Extradyadic Behavior Measure

Gwinn, Andrea Marlea; Lambert, Nathaniel M.; Fincham, Frank D.; Maner, Jon K.

doi:10.1037/t51020-000

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“…Although critics of pornography use have decried the role of pornography in contributing to the experience of psychological distress (e.g., Zimbardo & Duncan, 2012), actual links between Internet pornography use and psychological distress are not readily apparent. Even though some work has suggested that there may indeed be links between pornography use and distress, these links are often moderated by other variables, such as experiential avoidance (Levin, Lillis, & Hayes, 2012), loneliness (Kim, LaRose, & Peng, 2009), or relational conflict (Gwinn, Lambert, Fincham, & Maner, 2013). Furthermore, a body of research suggests that pornography use has the potential to be associated (concurrently, but not necessarily longitudinally) with positive factors such as sexual openness (Emmers-Sommer, Hertlein, & Kennedy, 2013), sexual satisfaction (when exclusively viewed with a romantic partner; but not necessarily when viewed alone or in secret apart from a partner; Maddox, Rhoades, & Markman, 2011), and greater sexual responsiveness (Prause & Pfaus, 2015).…”

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Perceived addiction to Internet pornography and psychological distress: Examining relationships concurrently and over time.

Grubbs¹,

Stauner²,

Exline³

et al. 2015

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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In the United States, Internet pornography use is a common behavior that has risen in popularity in recent years. The present study sought to examine potential relationships between pornography use and well-being, with a particular focus on individual perceptions of pornography use and feelings of addiction. Using a large cross-sectional sample of adults (N = 713), perceived addiction to Internet pornography predicted psychological distress above and beyond pornography use itself and other relevant variables (e.g., socially desirable responding, neuroticism). This model was replicated using a large cross-sectional sample of undergraduates (N = 1,215). Furthermore, a 1-year, longitudinal follow-up with a subset of this sample (N = 106) revealed a relationship between perceived addiction to Internet pornography and psychological distress over time, even when controlling for baseline psychological distress and pornography use. Collectively, these findings suggest that perceived addiction to Internet pornography, but not pornography use itself, is uniquely related to the experience of psychological distress.

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confidence: 99%

Perceived addiction to Internet pornography and psychological distress: Examining relationships concurrently and over time.

Grubbs¹,

Stauner²,

Exline³

et al. 2015

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

150

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“…Some reports indicate that, among individuals who view pornography use as acceptable, such use opens the door to sexual empowerment and autonomy (Weinberg et al, 2010;Olmstead et al, 2013). However, as previously mentioned, literature reports negative effects including increased participation in risky sexual behaviors, such as an increased number of sexual partners, sexual permissiveness, engaging in extramarital sex, and in paying for sex (Maddox et al, 2011;Gwinn et al, 2013;Poulsen et al, 2013;Wright, 2013a,b;Maas and Dewey, 2018). Additionally, although pornography depicts acts that are relational in nature, research also suggests that viewing pornography has a negative effect on relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and intimacy within heterosexual relationships, both dating and marital, particularly when the man is the pornography user (Maddox et al, 2011;Morgan, 2011;Poulsen et al, 2013;Resch and Alderson, 2013;Minarcik et al, 2016;Perry and Hayward, 2017).…”

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Compulsive Internet Pornography Use and Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Sample of University Students in the United States

2021

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BackgroundThe sustained rise in negative mental health reports among university students is a source of continued global concern, and investigation continues into potential contributors to this rise. This includes the increased prevalence of risky sexual behaviors. Related is the increased prevalence of pornography use. Our study sought to explore the potential relationship between compulsive use of pornography and mental health in university students.MethodsOur sample consisted of university students (N = 1031; 34% male, 66% female) from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio. An anonymous survey was sent to all students at the university over the age of 18. The survey was comprised of the following: (1) demographic questions, (2) questions on pornography use and perception, (3) a modified version of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (mCIUS) assessing various factors associated with compulsive internet pornography use, (4) questions assessing emotional and sexual states relative to pornography use (EmSS), and (5) the 21-question version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21).ResultsOur results indicate that 56.6% of those surveyed reported lifetime pornography use, with a significantly higher proportion of males than females reporting such use. The majority of students reported accessing pornography through internet-related technologies. Additionally, 17.0, 20.4, and 13.5% of students reported severe or extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress, respectively, with compulsive pornography use significantly affecting all three mental health parameters in both sexes. Exploratory Factor Analysis identified three factors suggesting emotional coping, dependence and preoccupation for the mCIUS items and three factors reflecting interoceptive, impotent, and extrinsic characteristics for the EmSS items. Regression analysis indicated that various demographics, items pertaining to reduced control and social impairment, and other variables pertaining to pornography use predicted mental health outcomes. Faith, morals and personal motivation were the primary variables reported to help reduce pornography use.ConclusionOur analyses indicate a significant relationship between mental health and pornography use, including behaviors reflecting behavioral addictions, highlighting the necessity for a better understanding and consideration of the potential contribution of internet pornography to negative mental health among university students.

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“…Women often experience their partners' surreptitious pornography use as a kind of sexual infidelity, and this is partly why men hide their pornography use from their female partners (Paul, 2005). Consequently, pornography consumption has been found to be related to lower relationship commitment and increased extradyadic behavior (Lambert, Negash, Stillman, Olmstead, & Fincham, 2012), with some evidence pointing to a causal relationship (Gwinn, Lambert, Fincham, & Maner, 2013).…”

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Imagining parental sexuality: The experimental study of Freud’s primal scene.

Josephs

Katzander

Goncharova

2018

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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The results of 3 studies are reported designed to test the hypothesis that priming identification with the oedipal "winner" or "loser" in the Oedipal situation will unconsciously bias conscious sexual morality in predictable ways. These studies extend research by Hunyady, Josephs, and Jost (2008) that demonstrated that priming oedipal defeat led men to endorse significantly more prohibitive attitudes toward infidelity. Study 1 demonstrated that priming identification with the injured third party in both the primal scene and an adult infidelity scenario significantly decreased male participants' permissive attitudes toward pornography. Study 2 demonstrated that priming identification with the victim of oedipal betrayal in the primal scene increased the accessibility to consciousness of sexually derogatory words such as "whore" or "prick" as assessed through a word completion task. Study 3 demonstrated that priming oedipal victory had the opposite effect of priming oedipal defeat. Priming oedipal victory in the primal scene made attitudes toward infidelity significantly more permissive. In sum, priming oedipal defeat or victory by having participants imagine scenes of parental sexuality unconsciously biases conscious sexual morality in predictable ways in line with Freudian theory of the impact of primal scene observation on the child's state of mind.

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Intimate Extradyadic Behavior Measure

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Perceived addiction to Internet pornography and psychological distress: Examining relationships concurrently and over time.

Perceived addiction to Internet pornography and psychological distress: Examining relationships concurrently and over time.

Compulsive Internet Pornography Use and Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Sample of University Students in the United States

Imagining parental sexuality: The experimental study of Freud’s primal scene.

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