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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2018

The relationship between sexual sensation seeking and problematic Internet pornography use: A moderated mediation model examining roles of online sexual activities and the third-person effect.

Lijun Chen, Ying Yang, Wenliang Su, Lijun Zheng, Cody Ding, Marc N Potenza

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lijun Chen1 Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Fuzhou University , Fuzhou, China.
Ying Yang2 Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fuzhou University , Fuzhou, China.
Wenliang Su1 Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Fuzhou University , Fuzhou, China.
Lijun Zheng4 Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University , Chongqing, China.
Cody Ding5 Educational Psychology, University of Missouri-St. Louis , St. Louis, MO, USA.
Marc N Potenza3 Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT, USA.
Fuzhou University · CNYale University · USSouthwest University · CNUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsInternet pornography consumption is prevalent among college students and problematic for some, yet little is known regarding the psychological constructs underlying problematic Internet pornography use (PIPU). Drawing on the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model, this study tested a model that sexual sensation seeking (SSS) would impact PIPU through online sexual activities (OSAs) and that this relationship would be influenced by the third-person effect (TPE; a social cognitive bias relating to perceived impacts on others as compared to oneself) in a gender-sensitive manner.

methodsA total of 808 Chinese college students (age range: 17-22 years, 57.7% male) were recruited and surveyed.

resultsMen scored higher than women on OSAs and PIPU and on each scale's component factors. The relationship between SSS and PIPU was mediated by OSAs, and the TPE moderated this relationship: the predictive path (SSS to PIPU) was significant only in participants with high TPE. The moderated mediation model was not invariant across gender groups, with data suggesting that it accounted for a greater proportion of the variance in men as compared with women. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsThe findings suggest that SSS may operate through participation in OSAs to lead to PIPU, and this relationship is particularly relevant for college-aged males scoring high on the TPE. These findings have implications for individuals who might be particularly vulnerable to developing PIPU and for guiding educational efforts and targeting interventions in college-aged students. The extent to which these findings extend to other age groups and cultures warrants further examination.

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InternetRisk-TakingAdolescentEroticaFemaleHumansMaleModels, PsychologicalSex FactorsSexual BehaviorStudentsYoung Adultgendermoderated mediationonline sexual activitiesproblematic Internet pornography usesexual sensation seekingthird-person effect

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