ArticleInternational journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health2023
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness.
Article in International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Motivational pathways to problematic pornography use: A self-determination theory perspective.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Association Between Self-Reported Pornographic Consumption Habits and Anxiety and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Relationship between problematic pornography consumption, sexual self-esteem, and sexual machismo in men aged 18 to 30 from Honduras.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Problematic Pornography Use and Psychological Distress in the USA: A Nationally Representative Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- 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
- Perceived loneliness, problematic pornography use, and psychological distress in Ecuadorian university students: a correlational path analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Quantifying Opponent Process Dynamics in Pornography Use and Masturbation: An Exploratory Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Problematic Pornography Use and Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans: an Exploratory Study.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Validation of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale: Short Form (PPCS-6) in a Spanish Clinical Population with Gambling Disorder.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Pornography use, demographic and sexual health characteristics among university students: a gender-based comparative study of non-users, non-problematic users, and problematic users.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Loneliness and problematic pornography Use: What is the role of emotion regulation and interaction with content Creators?Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: To analyze the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and problematic pornography use (PPU) and test the mediating effect of loneliness. Methods: All 339 participants ( Results: Difficulties in emotion regulation are positively correlated with PPU. Loneliness partially mediates the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and PPU. Gender and intimate relationship status had moderating effects on the tested mediation model. Conclusions: Greater difficulties in emotion regulation have a significant indirect effect on PPU through loneliness.
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