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Pornography Use and Public Health: Examining the Importance of Online Sexual Behavior in the Health Sciences
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Pornography Use and Public Health: Examining the Importance of Online Sexual Behavior in the Health Sciences Joshua B. Grubbs PhD, Christopher G. Floyd MS, and Shane W. Kraus PhD Affiliation Joshua B. Grubbs and Christopher G. Floyd are with the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Shane W. Kraus is with the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Joshua B. Grubbs, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 822 E Merry Ave, Bowling Green, OH 43403 (e-mail: grubbsj@bgsu.edu). Reprints can be ordered at https://ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link. CONTRIBUTORS J. B. Grubbs and S. W. Kraus contributed equally to the conceptualization, design, writing, and revisions of this work. C. G. Floyd provided critical revisions. All authors approved the final article. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307146 Accepted: October 04, 2022 Published Online: December 14, 2022
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Sexual health and well-being are hindered among people with CSBD, and given the currently known prevalence, this is a serious public health problem for societies.
“Thus, sexual health and well-being are hindered among people with CSBD, and given the currently known prevalence, this is a serious public health problem for societies.11,17-19”
From Assessment and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: a sexual medicine perspective (2024) · cites this paper as [11]
The section headed “Several recent US nationally representa-” says compulsive pornography use can impair some users and may fall under a CSBD diagnosis. It does not give a prevalence estimate for CSBD; its figures concern self-reported pornography addiction or difficulty regulating use. The Conclusions call pornography use relevant to public health but say it may not be a public health crisis, so the claimed societal severity is not supported. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCSBD is often associated with negative attitudes about sexuality and excessive guilt about one's sexual behavior that can interfere with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction and create distress.
“CSBD is often associated with negative attitudes about sexuality and excessive guilt about one’s sexual behavior that can interfere with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction and create distress.”
From Assessment and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: a sexual medicine perspective (2024) · cites this paper as [11]
In the section beginning “Several recent US nationally representative…,” the paper links moral disapproval of pornography use with lower sexual satisfaction and greater distress; it also says CSBD may encompass compulsive pornography use. It does not say that people with CSBD often have negative attitudes about sexuality or excessive guilt, or that guilt interferes with pleasure. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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Metadata
- Authors
- Grubbs, J. B., Floyd, C. G., & Kraus, S. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2023-01
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 22-26
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC9755930
- OpenAlex
- W4311452555
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4
- FWCI
- 4.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sex work and related issues
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- pornography use, online sexual behavior, public health, health sciences, sexual health, online pornography
- MeSH terms
- Erotica, Humans, Public Health, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior
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