Recent Papers Related to Sex Addiction for therapists and Researchers
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More research can be found at the SASH website and Porn Study Critiques. Articles related to partner trauma can be found at the APSATS website.
Herring, B. (2017). A Framework for Categorizing Chronically Problematic Sexual Behavior, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 24:4, 242-247, DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2017.1394947
Bőthe, B., Bartók, R., Tóth-Király, I., Reid, R. C., Griffiths, M. D., Demetrovics, Z., & Orosz, G. (2018). Hypersexuality, gender, and sexual orientation: A large-scale psychometric survey study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1-12.
Brem, M. J., Shorey, R. C., Anderson, S., & Stuart, G. L. (2017). Dispositional mindfulness, shame, and compulsive sexual behaviors among men in residential treatment for substance use disorders. Mindfulness, 8(6), 1552-1558.
Cashwell, C. S., Giordano, A. L., King, K., Lankford, C., & Henson, R. K. (2017). Emotion regulation and sex addiction among college students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15(1), 16-27.
Chatzittofis, A., Savard, J., Arver, S., Öberg, K. G., Hallberg, J., Nordström, P., & Jokinen, J. (2017). Interpersonal violence, early life adversity, and suicidal behavior in hypersexual men. Journal of behavioral addictions, 6(2), 187-193.
Hallberg, J., Kaldo, V., Arver, S., Dhejne, C., & Öberg, K. G. (2017). A cognitive-behavioral therapy group intervention for hypersexual disorder: a feasibility study. The journal of sexual medicine, 14(7), 950-958.
Jokinen, J., Boström, A. E., Chatzittofis, A., Ciuculete, D. M., Öberg, K. G., Flanagan, J. N., ... & Schiöth, H. B. (2017). Methylation of HPA axis related genes in men with hypersexual disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 80, 67-73.
Schwartz, M. F., & Southern, S. (2017). Recovery from sexual compulsivity. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 24(3), 224-240.
Wilson, M., & Fischer, B. (2018). Drawing out the shame: A comparative study on the effectiveness of art therapy with hypersexual adults. The Arts in Psychotherapy.
Dines, G (2017) "Growing Up With Porn: The Developmental and Societal Impact of Pornography on Children," Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 2: Iss. 3, Article 3. DOI: 10.23860/dignity.2017.02.03.03
Perry, S. L., & Hayward, G. M. (2017). Seeing is (Not) Believing: How Viewing Pornography Shapes the Religious Lives of Young Americans. Social Forces, 95(4), 1757–1788. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1093/sf/sow106
Weir, K. (2014, April). Is Porn Addictive. Monitor on Psychology, 45(4). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor
Bloom, Z. D., Gutierrez, D., Lambie, G. W., & Ali, S. (2016). Counselors’ comfort with sexuality, attitudes towards pornography, and propensity to assess and treat client issues related to pornography use. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 38(4), 327–345. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.17744/mehc.38.4.04
Cutrer, W. (2013). Family physician: the poison of pornography. The Journal of Discipleship & Family Ministry, 3(2), 66–70. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspxdirect=true&db=lsdar&AN=ATLAn3823193&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Dumitrescu, G. A. (2018). Unplugging pornography - equipping parents and teachers to fight the new drug, and helping students stay pure. Catalyst, 17, 17–28. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/loginurl=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=129783038&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Hinkley, K. (2018). Shielding children from pornography by incentivizing private choice. Washington University Law Review, 95(4), 981–1002. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ofm&AN=128575597&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Murray, F. (2017). “There are two clocks in here and they are not in sync”: Counsellors’ and clients’ struggles with online pornography. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 17(1), 34–41. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1002/capr.12085
Naselli, A. D. (2016). Seven reasons you should not indulge in pornography. Themelios, 41(3), 473–483. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http://search.ebsco host.com/login.aspxdirect=true&db=lsdar&AN=ATLAiBCA170206000156&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Newstrom, N., & Harris, S. (2016). Pornography and couples: what does the research tell us? Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 38(4), 412–423. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1007/s10591-016-9396-4
Short, M., Wetterneck, C., Bistricky, S., Shutter, T., & Chase, T. (2016). Clinicians’ beliefs, observations, and treatment effectiveness regarding clients’ sexual addiction and internet pornography use. Community Mental Health Journal,52(8), 1070–1081. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1007/s10597-016-0034-2
Waldman, A. E. (2017). A breach of trust: fighting nonconsensual pornography. Iowa Law Review, 02(2), 709–733. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=120975118&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Laier, C. 7. (2017). Mood changes after viewing pornography on the Internet are linked to tendencies towards Internet- Pornography Viewing Disorder. Journal of Addictive Behaviors Report, 9-13.
MacInnis, C. &. (2015). Do Americans States with more religious or conservatives populations search more for sexual content on google? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 137-147.
Mirkin, H. (2009). The Social, Political and Legal Construction of the Concept of Child Pornography. Journal of Homosexuality, 233-267.
Perry, S. (2015). Pornography consumption as a threat to religious socialization. Sociology of Religion, 436-458.
Perry, S. L. (2017). Pornography, Religion and Parent-Child Relationship Quality. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1747-1761.
Weinberg. M.S., W. C. (2010). Pornography, normalization and empowerment. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1389-1401.
Weisskirch, R. (2018). Psychosocial Intimacy Relationships with Parents, and Well-being among Emerging. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 3497-3505.
Whittier, N. (2014). Rethinking Coalitions: Anti-Pornography Feminists, Conservatives, and Relationships between Collaborative Adversial Movements. Social Problems, 175-193.
Bartel, C., & Cremaldi, A. (2018). ‘It’s just a story’: Pornography, desire, and the ethics of fictive imagining. British Journal of Aesthetics, 58(1), 37-50. doi:0.1093/aesthj/ayx031
Daneback, K., Sevˇcíková, A., & Jeˇzek, S. (2018). Exposure to online sexual materials in adolescence and desensitization to sexual content. Sexologies, 27(3), 71-76. doi:10.1016/j.sexol.2018.04.002.
Emmers-Sommer, T. M. (2018). Reasons for pornography consumption: Associations with gender, psychological and physical sexual satisfaction, and attitudinal impacts. Sexuality and Culture, 22(1), 48-62. doi:10.1007/s12119-017-9452-8
Fisher, W. A., Montgomery-Graham, S., & Kohut, T. (2018). Pornography problems due to moral incongruence. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10508-018-1291-7
Leonhardt, N. D., & Willoughby, B. J. (2018). Longitudinal links between pornography use, marital importance, and permissive sexuality during emerging adulthood. Marriage and Family Review, 54(1), 64-84. doi:10.1080/01494929.2017.1359811
Perry, S. L. & Schleifer, C. (2018), Are the sanctified becoming the pornified? Religious conservatism, commitment, and pornography Use, 1984–2016*. Social Science Quarterly, 99(5): 1614-1626. doi:10.1111/ssqu.12524
Rasmussen, K. R., Millar, D., & Trenchuk, J. (2018). Relationships and infidelity in pornography: An analysis of pornography streaming websites. Sexuality and Culture. doi:10.1007/s12119-018-9574-7
Tokunaga, R., Wright, P., & Roskos, J. (2018). Pornography and impersonal sex. Human Communication Research.1-41.doi:10.1093/hcr/hqy014
Vera Cruz, G. (2018). Men’s sexual sadism towards women in Mozambique: Influence of pornography?Current Psychology. doi:10.1007/s12144-018-9794-x
Wilson, S. (2018). Pornography thoughts. Family Medicine., 50(3), 238–240. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2018.365688
Kimberly, C., Williams, A. L., & Creel, S. (2018). Women’s introduction to alternative sexual behaviors through erotica and its association with sexual and relationship satisfaction. Sex Roles, 78(1), 119-129. doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0771-x
Hamman, J. J. (2018). The organ of tactility: Fantasy, image, and male masturbation. Pastoral Psychology, 67(6), 627-653. doi:10.1007/s11089-017-0797-6
Miller, D., Hald, G., & Kidd, G. (2018). Self-perceived effects of pornography consumption among heterosexual men. Psychology of Men and Masculinity., 19(3), 469–476. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000112
Perry, S. L., & Schleifer, C. (2018). Are the sanctified becoming the pornified? religious conservatism, commitment, and pornography use, 1984–2016. Social Science Quarterly, 99(5), 1614-1626. doi:10.1111/ssqu.12524
Perry, S. L. (2018). Pornography Use and Depressive Symptoms: Examining the Role of Moral Incongruence. Society and Mental Health, 8(3), 195–213. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869317728373
Scroggs, B., Miller, J. M., & Stanfield, M. H. (2018). Identity development and integration of religious identities in gender and sexual minority emerging adults. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 57(3), 604-615. doi:10.1111/jssr.12538
Wilson SA. Pornography Thoughts. Fam Med. 2018;50(3):238-240. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.22454/FamMed.2018.365688.
Watkins, K. (2018). 62.4 Impact of Pornography on Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry., 57(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.376
Wright, P. J. (2018). Pornography and Sexual Behavior: Do Sexual Attitudes Mediate or Confound? Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650218796363
Busby, D. M., Chiu, H., Olsen, J. A., & Willoughby, B. J. (2017). Evaluating the dimensionality of pornography. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(6), 1723-1731. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-0983-8
Carroll, J. S, Padilla-Walker, L. M., Nelson, L. J., & Olson, C. D. (2008). Generation XXX: Pornography acceptance and use among emerging adults. Journal of Adolescent Research, 23(1), 6-30. doi: 10.1177/0743558407306348
Gola, M., Wordecha, M., Sescousse, G., Lew-Starowicz, M., Kossowski, B., Wypych, M., … Marchewka, A. (2017). Can pornography be addictive? An fMRI study of men seeking treatment for problematic pornography use. Neuropsychopharmacology: Official Publication of The American College Of Neuropsychopharmacology, 42(10), 2021–2031. doi: 10.1038/npp.2017.78
Patterson, R., & Price, J. (2012). Pornography, religion, and the happiness gap: Does pornography impact the actively religious differently?Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 51(1), 79-89. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/41349929
Tokunaga, R. S., Wright, P. J., & Roskos, J. E. (2018). Pornography and impersonal sex. Human Communication Research, 1-41. doi: 10.1093/hcr/hqy014
Villena, A., Contreras, M., & Chiclana, C. (2017). Consequences of pornography use. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(5), 254. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.254
Watson, L. (2010). Pornography. Philosophy Compass, 5(7), 535-550. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00292.x
Weinberg, M. S., Williams, C. J., Kleiner, S., & Irizarry, Y. (2010). Pornography, normalization, and empowerment. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39(6), 1389-1401. doi: 10.1007%2Fs10508-009-9592-5
Wilson, S. A. (2018). Pornography thoughts. Family Medicine, 50(3), 238-240. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2018.365688
Wright, P. J. (2013). U.S. males and pornography, 1973-2010: Consumption, predictors, correlates. Journal of Sex Research, 50(1), 60-71. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2011.628132
Brown, C. C., Conner, S., & Vennum, A. (2017). Sexual Attitudes of Classes of College Students Who Use Pornography. Cyber Psychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 20(8), 463–469. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1089/cyber.2016.0362
Ford, J. J., Durtschi, J. A., & Franklin, D. L. (2012). Structural Therapy With a Couple Battling Pornography Addiction. American Journal of Family Therapy, 40(4), 336–348.https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1080/01926187.2012.685003
Goldsmith, K., Dunkley, C. R., Dang, S. S., & Gorzalka, B. (2017). Pornography consumption and its association with sexual concerns and expectations among young men and women. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 26(2), 151–162. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.3138/cjhs.262-a2
Newstrom, N., & Harris, S. (2016). Pornography and Couples: What Does the Research Tell Us? Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 38(4), 412–423. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1007/s10591-016-9396-4
Pariera, K. L. (2015). Perceived effects of instructional pornography on the self, partner, and others. Sexual & Relationship Therapy, 30(3), 385–400.https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1080/14681994.2014.967760
Perry, S. L. (2017). Does Viewing Pornography Diminish Religiosity Over Time? Evidence From Two-Wave Panel Data. Journal of Sex Research, 54(2), 214–226. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1080/00224499.2016.1146203
Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2016). Adolescents and Pornography: A Review of 20 Years of Research. Journal of Sex Research, 53(4/5), 509–531. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1080/00224499.2016.1143441
Skorska, M. N., Hodson, G., & Hoffarth, M. R. (2018). Experimental effects of degrading versus erotic pornography exposure in men on reactions toward women (objectification, sexism, discrimination). Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 27(3), 261–276 https://doi. org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.3138/cjhs.2018-0001
Thomas, J. N. (2016). The Development and Deployment of the Idea of Pornography Addiction Within American Evangelicalism. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 23(2/3), 182–195. https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1080/10720162.2016.1140603
Wilt, J. A., Cooper, E. B., Grubbs, J. B., Exline, J. J., & Pargament, K. I. (2016). Associations of Perceived Addiction to Internet Pornography with Religious/Spiritual and Psychological Functioning. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 23(2/3), 260–278. https://doi.org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1080/10720162.2016.1140604