ArticleNature and science of sleep2022
The Interplay Between Problematic Online Pornography Use, Psychological Stress, Emotion Dysregulation and Insomnia Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis.
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- Adolescents' online pornography use and psychopathological symptoms: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- From Pornography to Somatic Symptoms. A Moderated Mediation Model Involving Moral Disapproval of Pornography and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2026Article
- Unraveling the impact of cyberporn motivations on mental health: insights from Chinese college students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Association between watching eating broadcasts like mukbang and cookbang and generalized anxiety disorder among Korean adolescents.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2023Article
- Exploring Addictive Online Behaviors in Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Emotion Dysregulation and Conspiracy Beliefs about COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Critical Social Media Use.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Article
- Emotional Dysregulation and Time Structure Mediate the Link between Perceived Stress and Insomnia among Unemployed Young People in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Attachment Styles and Compulsive Online Shopping: The Mediating Roles of Family Functioning Patterns.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Present hedonism and future time perspectives predicting hypersexuality and problematic pornography use.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough a link between problematic online pornographic use (POPU) and insomnia symptoms has been established, psychological and psychopathological mechanisms underlying this relationship are still not clear. Psychological stress and emotion dysregulation have been pointed out as relevant in the development and maintenance of insomnia. This study aims to explore the associations between POPU, psychological stress, emotion dysregulation and insomnia symptoms and to understand the mediating role of psychological stress and emotion dysregulation in the relationship between POPU and insomnia symptoms. PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsA sample of 776 Italian adults aged 19-48 years (51.4% female;
resultsAfter controlling for demographic covariates and COVID-19-related variables, multiple mediation model showed that higher psychological stress and emotion dysregulation fully mediated the link between POPU and insomnia.
conclusionThe findings underscore the significance of the negative consequences of POPU and underline the importance of working on this and its effects on psychological stress and emotion dysregulation to limit insomnia.
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