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Research Article

Why Do People Watch Pornography? Cross-Cultural Validation of the Pornography Use Motivations Scale (PUMS) and Its Short Form (PUMS-8)

Mónika Koósa Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Sex Research, University of Duisburg-Essen;b Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Léna Nagya Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Sex Research, University of Duisburg-Essen;b Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityView further author information
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Shane W. Krausc Department of Psychology, University of NevadaView further author information
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Zsolt Demetrovicsb Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University;d Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar;xxx College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders UniversityView further author information
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Marc N. Potenzae Yale University School of Medicine;f Connecticut Council on Problem GamblingView further author information
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Émilie Gaudetg Département de Psychologie, Université de MontréalView further author information
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Rafael Ballester-Arnalh Departmento de Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología, University Jaume I of CastellónORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-1144View further author information
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Dominik Batthyányi Institute for Behavioural Addictions, Sigmund Freud University ViennaView further author information
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Sophie Bergerong Département de Psychologie, Université de MontréalView further author information
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Joël Billieuxj Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne;k Center for Excessive Gambling, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospitals (CHUV)View further author information
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Peer Brikenl Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Hamburg-EppendorfView further author information
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Julius Burkauskasm Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health SciencesView further author information
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Georgina Cárdenas-Lópezn Virtual Teaching and Cyberpsychology Laboratory, School of Psychology, National Autonomous University of MexicoView further author information
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Joana Carvalhoo William James Center for Research, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade de AveiroView further author information
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Jesús Castro-Calvop Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatments, University of ValenciaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-9643View further author information
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Lijun Chens Department of Psychology, College of Humanity and Social Science, Fuzhou UniversityView further author information
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Giacomo Cioccat Section of Sexual Psychopathology, Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of RomeView further author information
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Ornella Corazzau Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University of Hertfordshire;v Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of TrentoView further author information
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Rita I. Csakow Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of TechnologyView further author information
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David P. Fernandezx Nottingham Trent UniversityView further author information
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Hironobu Fujiwaray Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University;z Decentralized Big Data Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence ProjectView further author information
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Elaine F. Fernandezaa HELP UniversityView further author information
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Roman Gabrhelíkcc First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Addictology, Charles University;dd Department of Addictology, General University Hospital in PragueView further author information
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Joshua B. Grubbsii University of New Mexico;jj Center for Alcohol, Substance use, And Addiction (CASAA), University of New MexicoView further author information
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Tanja Jurinqq Department of Psychology, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of ZagrebView further author information
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