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Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity
The Journal of Treatment & Prevention
Volume 25, 2018 - Issue 4: Pornography use
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Self-identification as a pornography addict: examining the roles of pornography use, religiousness, and moral incongruence

Joshua B. GrubbsBowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OhioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer T. GrantBowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
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Joel EngelmanBowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Pages 269-292 | Published online: 07 Feb 2019

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Yanchen Su, Lijun Zheng & Yong Zheng. (2023) Pornography Use and Mental Health Problems in the Chinese Population: Examining the Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence Model. The Journal of Sex Research 0:0, pages 1-12.
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Ryan L. Rahm-Knigge, Michael H. Miner & Eli Coleman. (2023) Exploring Coping Strategies and Social Support among Individuals with Compulsive Sexual Behavior Concerns: Results from a Clinical Sample. Sexual Health & Compulsivity 30:1, pages 22-37.
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Joshua B. Grubbs, Regina Tahk, David P. Fernandez, Elaine F. Fernandez & David Ley. (2023) Pornography and pride: Antagonism drives links between narcissism and perceived addiction to pornography. Journal of Research in Personality 107, pages 104419.
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Neil Gleason, Todd Jennings, Ryan L. Rahm-Knigge, Katja H. Nielsen, Sam Danielson, Michael H. Miner & Eli Coleman. (2023) Confirming and Expanding the Moral Incongruence Model of Compulsive Sexual Behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52:8, pages 3429-3441.
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Seyed Iman Seyedzadeh Dalooyi, Hamidreza Aghamohammadian Sharbaaf, Mohammad Saeed Abdekhodaei & Ali Ghanaei Chamanabad. (2023) Biopsychosocial Determinants of Problematic Pornography Use: A Systematic Review. Addiction and Health 15:3, pages 202-218.
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Brian A. Droubay & Anarie White. (2023) Sexual Orientation, Homophobic Attitudes, and Self-Perceived Pornography Addiction. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
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David P. Fernandez, Daria J. Kuss, Lucy V. Justice, Elaine F. Fernandez & Mark D. Griffiths. (2023) Effects of a 7-Day Pornography Abstinence Period on Withdrawal-Related Symptoms in Regular Pornography Users: A Randomized Controlled Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52:4, pages 1819-1840.
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Wenxue Zou, Xinyu Zhang & Jingqi He. (2022) Making Sense of Jiese: An Interview Study of Members from a Porn-Free Self-Help Forum in China. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52:1, pages 385-397.
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Christopher G. Floyd & Joshua B. Grubbs. (2022) Context Matters: How Religion and Morality Shape Pornography Use Effects. Current Sexual Health Reports 14:3, pages 82-98.
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Soon Aun Tan, Samantha Hui Li Ng, Juliana Ju Yun Hoo, Su Wan Gan, Sarvarubini Nainee, Chin Choo Yap, Ling Khai Lee, Norzarina Mohd Zaharim & Yee Shan Goh. (2022) The pornography use and its addiction among emerging adults in Malaysia: Perceived realism as a mediator. PLOS ONE 17:5, pages e0268724.
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Christopher G. Floyd, Fred Volk, Diana Flory, Karen Harden, Catherine E. Peters & Anne Taylor. (2021) Sexual Shame as a Unique Distress Outcome of Morally Incongruent Pornography Use: Modifications and Methodological Considerations. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51:2, pages 1293-1311.
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Gemma Mestre-Bach, Gretchen R. Blycker, Carlos Chiclana Actis, Matthias Brand & Marc N. Potenza. (2021) Religion, Morality, Ethics, and Problematic Pornography Use. Current Addiction Reports 8:4, pages 568-577.
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Karol Lewczuk, Iwona Nowakowska, Karolina Lewandowska, Marc N. Potenza & Mateusz Gola. (2020) Frequency of use, moral incongruence and religiosity and their relationships with self‐perceived addiction to pornography, internet use, social networking and online gaming. Addiction 116:4, pages 889-899.
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David C. De Jong & Casey Cook. (2021) Roles of Religiosity, Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms, Scrupulosity, and Shame in Self-Perceived Pornography Addiction: A Preregistered Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:2, pages 695-709.
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Samuel L. Perry, Joshua B. Grubbs & Elizabeth E. McElroy. (2021) Sex and Its Discontents: How Moral Incongruence Connects Same-Sex and Non-Marital Sexual Activity with Unhappiness. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:2, pages 683-694.
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Joshua B. Grubbs, K. Camille Hoagland, Brinna N. Lee, Jennifer T. Grant, Paul Davison, Rory C. Reid & Shane W. Kraus. (2020) Sexual addiction 25 years on: A systematic and methodological review of empirical literature and an agenda for future research. Clinical Psychology Review 82, pages 101925.
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Catarina Durante Bergue Alves & Klaus E. Cavalhieri. (2019) Self-perceived Problematic Pornography Use: An Integrative Model from a Research Domain Criteria and Ecological Perspective. Sexuality & Culture 24:5, pages 1619-1640.
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Shane W. Kraus, Mateusz Gola, Joshua B. Grubbs, Ewelina Kowalewska, Rani A. Hoff, Michał Lew-Starowicz, Steve Martino, Steven D. Shirk & Marc N. Potenza. (2020) Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 9:2, pages 259-271.
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J. Castro-Calvo, M. D. Gil-Llario, C. Giménez-García, B. Gil-Juliá & R. Ballester-Arnal. (2020) Occurrence and clinical characteristics of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD): A cluster analysis in two independent community samples. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 9:2, pages 446-468.
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Karol Lewczuk, Agnieszka Glica, Iwona Nowakowska, Mateusz Gola & Joshua B. Grubbs. (2020) Evaluating Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence Model. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 17:2, pages 300-311.
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Joshua B. Grubbs, Samuel Perry, Joshua A. Wilt & Rory C. Reid. (2019) Response to Commentaries. Archives of Sexual Behavior 48:2, pages 461-468.
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