ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2022
Symptoms of problematic pornography use among help-seeking male adolescents: Latent profile and network analysis.
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- Profiles of Alcohol Use Disorders, Problematic Pornography Use, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: The Role of Mental Health, Moral Disapproval, Thought Suppression, and Self-Concealment Among Israeli-Arab Adolescents.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Sex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Identification and comprehensive characterization of moral disapproval and behavioral dysregulation-based pornography-use profiles across 42 countries.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Asian cultural values and help-seeking: a cross-sectional study on compulsive sexual behavior.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- What Is Excessive? The Screening Frequency of Online Sexual Activities Among Community and Subclinical Males.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Assessment and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: a sexual medicine perspective.Sexual medicine reviews · 2024Review
- Network analysis of DSM-5 criteria for gambling disorder: considering sex differences in a large clinical sample.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Article
- Spanish Validation of the Long and Short Versions of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS and PPCS-6) in Adolescents.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Moderating Role of Sexual Attitudes in the Association between Online Sexual Activity and Problematic Pornography Use: Evidence from the Chinese Community and Help-Seeking Men.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2023Article
- Investigating the Associations of ADHD Symptoms, Impulsivity, Physical Exercise, and Problematic Pornography Use in a Chinese Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and aims: Little data exist on exploring the subgroups and characteristics of problematic pornography use (PPU) in help-seeking adolescents. The aims of the study were to classify the subgroups among help-seeking male adolescents, explore their similarities and differences, and uncover their core symptoms. Methods: A total of 3,468 Chinese male adolescents (Mage = 16.64 years, SD = 1.24) who were distressed about their pornography use were recruited. The Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale, the Brief Pornography Screen Scale, and Moral Disapproval of Pornography Use were used to classify them. The General Health Questionnaire, the Pornography Craving Questionnaire, and the Sexual Compulsivity Scale were used to investigate participants' negative consequence related to their pornography use; and the Online Sexual Activity Questionnaire (OSAs) and time spent on pornography use every week were considered as quantitative indicators. Results: Help-seeking male adolescents could be divided into 3 profiles, namely, self-perceived problematic (SP, n = 755), impaired control (IC, n = 1,656), and problematic use groups (PPU, n = 1,057). Frequency of OSAs was important for the identification of SP individuals, while negative consequences were more effective in identifying individuals with objective dysregulated behavior. Salience and mood modification were shared by all groups; however, in addition to this, the SP and PPU groups also showed withdrawal symptoms. Discussion and conclusion: This study's results provide support for the presence of different profiles of help-seeking individuals and information on potential intervention targets among adolescents which is lacking in the literature.
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