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Variations in Internet-Related Problems and Psychosocial Functioning in Online Sexual Activities: Implications for Social and Sexual Development of Young Adults

Boies, Sylvain C., Cooper, Al, Osborne, Cynthia S.·2004·CyberPsychology & Behavior
DOI 10.1089/109493104323024474
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This survey of 760 university students examined differences in Internet-related problems and psychosocial functioning between four patterns of participation in online sexual information and entertainment activities. Students who did not participate in either online sexual activity were more satisfied with their offline life and more connected to friends and family. Those who engaged in both online sexual activities were more dependent on the Internet and reported lower offline functioning. Students who only sought sexual information maintained strong offline affiliations. Those who only sought entertainment did not report lower offline functioning. Respondents most deficient in offline social support did not report compensatory online support. Despite students' common participation in online sexual activities (OSA) as a venue for social and sexual development, those relying on the Internet and the affiliations it provides appear at risk of decreased social integration. The authors discussed the finding's implications for social and sexual development.

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  • Cybersex addiction can lead to negative effects on users, including relationship, money, and psychiatric problems such as major depression and anxiety disorders.

    “It can lead to an addiction with many negative effects on users, such as relationships, money, and psychiatric problems like major depression and anxiety disorders.”

    From Cybersex addiction: An overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [30]

  • Boies et al. found that students who did not use the internet for sexual content had higher social and environmental support than students who used the internet to satisfy their sexual needs.

    “Boies et al³⁰ surveyed students in 2004 and found that students who did not use the internet for sexual content had higher social and environmental support than students who used the internet to satisfy their sexual needs.”

    From Cybersex addiction: An overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [30]

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Authors
Boies, S. C., Cooper, A., & Osborne, C. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Victoria (CA)
  • San Jose Marital Therapy Center, San Jose, California
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
Venue
CyberPsychology & Behavior
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2004-04
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
207-230
ISSN
  • 1094-9313 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-8364
DOI
10.1089/109493104323024474
OpenAlex
W2022598104
Cited by
63
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 7
FWCI
1.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.liebertpub.com/nv/resources-tools/text-and-data-mining-policy/121/ (tdm)
Locations
  • CyberPsychology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Keywords
online sexual behavior, psychosocial functioning, young adults, university students, internet addiction, offline social support, social integration, sexual development, social development (developmental psychology)
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Psychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior, Sex Education, Sexual Maturation, Social Support, Sexuality, Internet

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