ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019
Online Porn Addiction: What We Know and What We Don't-A Systematic Review.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 246 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exposure to Pornography and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a 7-Day Pornography Abstinence Period on Withdrawal-Related Symptoms in Regular Pornography Users: A Randomized Controlled Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Trial
- Sexual Well-Being of Young People in Times of Widespread Pornography Use: Protocol for a Multidisciplinary Research Framework.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Review
- Pornography Craving Questionnaire: Measurement Properties of the Brazilian Version.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Problematic use of generative artificial intelligence chatbots: current stage of conceptual and clinical understanding.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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- Predictors for Acceptance of Sexual Aggression Myths Among People Using Cyberporn: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Sexuality and Related Disorders in OCD and Their Symptoms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Profiles of problematic pornography use and religiosity-based moral incongruence using latent profile analysis: A two-sample study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Problematic Pornography Consumption and Its Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Students of Kathmandu Metropolitan City: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Integrating Internalized Homophobia with Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence Model among Chinese Sexual Minority Men: A Network Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Effects of porn addiction on mental health and personality of nursing students: a cross-sectional study in Egypt.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Complexity of Internet Addiction: A Multi-Faceted Perspective from Five Key Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Problematic online behaviors and their early patterns of co-occurrence in young adults: insights from directed and undirected networks.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Smartphone Apps for Problematic Pornography Use: A Review of Content and Quality.Current addiction reports · 2025Article
- Ideal time and self-reported time to ejaculate, frequent use of virtual pornography, and disorders of ejaculation among internet users in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil. Cross-sectional study.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- The PornLoS Treatment Program: Study protocol of a new psychotherapeutic approach for treating pornography use disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
- The Associations Between Attachment Insecurity and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder or Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- The Associations of Pornography Use and Body Image Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
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Abstract
In the last few years, there has been a wave of articles related to behavioral addictions; some of them have a focus on online pornography addiction. However, despite all efforts, we are still unable to profile when engaging in this behavior becomes pathological. Common problems include: sample bias, the search for diagnostic instrumentals, opposing approximations to the matter, and the fact that this entity may be encompassed inside a greater pathology (i.e., sex addiction) that may present itself with very diverse symptomatology. Behavioral addictions form a largely unexplored field of study, and usually exhibit a problematic consumption model: loss of control, impairment, and risky use. Hypersexual disorder fits this model and may be composed of several sexual behaviors, like problematic use of online pornography (POPU). Online pornography use is on the rise, with a potential for addiction considering the "triple A" influence (accessibility, affordability, anonymity). This problematic use might have adverse effects in sexual development and sexual functioning, especially among the young population. We aim to gather existing knowledge on problematic online pornography use as a pathological entity. Here we try to summarize what we know about this entity and outline some areas worthy of further research.
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