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No such thing as porn “addiction,” researchers say,
Feb 12 2014
Review article highlights lack of strong research about addictive nature of viewing sexual images:
Ley, D. et al. (2014). The Emperor Has No Clothes: A Review of the “Pornography Addiction” Model- in: Current Sexual Health Reports.
Journalists and psychologists are quick to describe someone as being a porn “addict,” yet there’s no strong scientific research that shows such addictions actually exists. ...
Ley and his team believe that the positive benefits attached to viewing such images do not make it problematic de facto. ...
It provides a legal outlet for illegal sexual behaviors or desires, and its consumption or availability has been associated with a decrease in sex offenses, especially child molestation.
Review article highlights lack of strong research about addictive nature of viewing sexual images:
Ley, D. et al. (2014). The Emperor Has No Clothes: A Review of the “Pornography Addiction” Model- in: Current Sexual Health Reports.
Journalists and psychologists are quick to describe someone as being a porn “addict,” yet there’s no strong scientific research that shows such addictions actually exists. ...
Ley and his team believe that the positive benefits attached to viewing such images do not make it problematic de facto. ...
It provides a legal outlet for illegal sexual behaviors or desires, and its consumption or availability has been associated with a decrease in sex offenses, especially child molestation.