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Women who watch 'too much' porn are more likely to suffer with low self-esteem, concerning research has suggested.
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Doctors have long insisted that porn consumption can be part of a functional sex life.
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However problematic pornography use (PPU) is on the rise, experts fear, and has been linked to a raft of conditions including anxiety, depression and withdrawal symptoms.
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Now Chinese researchers, who tracked the porn habits of more than 500 young women, found those with PPU — defined as someone persistently having an uncontrollable or intense urge to use porn even when it impairs functioning or relationships — had lower 'self-acceptance' and found it difficult to set goals.
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Experts, who labelled the findings important, suggested women experiencing the problem could benefit from talking therapy to tackle the addiction.
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The porn addiction phenomenon has arisen alongside the proliferation of internet streaming pornography, which is easy to access on personal computers or smartphones.
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The UK has the second highest incidence of internet porn searches in the world, with an average of 16,600,000 searches for porn taking place each month.
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Nine in ten adults now admit to viewing adult material.
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Chinese researchers, who tracked the porn habits of more than 500 young women, found those with PPU had lower 'self-acceptance' and found it difficult to set goals
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Some research suggests one in ten adults may now suffer a degree of PPU, with higher numbers in young people. They may watch porn for up to 12 hours a week.
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But the actual truth of how many are suffering from the addiction is unknow.
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Many suffers avoid seeking professional help out of shame and embarrassment for their affliction or fear of exposure.
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In the fresh study, researchers tracked the porn habits of 559 female University students from Sichuan, southern China, who were aged 20 on average.
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This was because most research on pornography use has been conducted on men, making it difficult to generalise those findings to women, the scientists noted.
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The volunteers completed an online survey that assessed how frequently they accessed porn, how they accessed it, whether they had experienced any issues in setting goal-directed behaviours and their level of esteem.
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The researchers from the Southwest University of Science and Technology, asked participants to complete a similar survey a year later to compare results.
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They found that women who had higher levels of PPU at the start of the study were more likely to show elevated problematic use one year later.
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Some research suggests one in ten adults may now suffer a degree of PPU, with higher numbers in young people. They may watch porn for up to 12 hours a week. But the actual truth of how many are suffering from the addiction is unknow
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Problematic porn use was linked to those who had average or lower than average self-acceptance, they said.
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Writing in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, the researchers added: 'Among women with above-average self-acceptance, pornography use frequency was not associated with problematic pornography use.'
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The findings demonstrate that higher pornography use can create 'difficulties with engaging in goal-directed behavior and self-acceptance', they added.
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[[https://twitter.com/search?q=Experts Experts]] have long, however, raised the alarm over the risks of trying to quit porn quickly, suggesting many experience withdrawal symptoms and unpleasant feelings.
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Last year, researchers in Brazil warned that regular porn-users who try to stop suddenly can suffer physical withdrawal-like symptoms such as headaches, chills and even nausea.
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After reviewing 14 separate studies they [[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=discovered discovered]] that, as with drugs and other compulsive behaviours such as gambling addiction, being hooked on porn could trigger physical withdrawal symptoms in up to 72 per cent of users.
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One study found 57 per cent of participants experienced 'cravings', while 52 per cent also experienced heightened emotions, difficulties in focus and nervousness.
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A smaller number — roughly one in 20 — reported sleeping difficulties, headaches, sweating, chills, sickness when they tried to quit porn.
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Problematic porn use is a form of compulsive sexual behaviour that can lead to sufferers neglecting relationships, personal health, other interests and responsibilities
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The researchers discovered that in most cases people had 'intense cravings' to masturbate to porn that caused them to relapse.
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They noted that several of these withdrawal-like symptoms were seen in regular users of porn who weren't classifies as severe enough to have an addiction.
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Following the review authors called for further research to investigate onset, characteristics, duration and proportion of withdrawal-like symptoms.
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But recent trends show prudish Brits aren't having as much sex as they used to.
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According to a Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) poll of 2,000 adults last year, men and women typically romp just 46 times a year — once every eight days.
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Doctors have long insisted that porn consumption can be part of a functional sex life.
---
---
---
---
---
---
However problematic pornography use (PPU) is on the rise, experts fear, and has been linked to a raft of conditions including anxiety, depression and withdrawal symptoms.
---
---
---
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---
---
Now Chinese researchers, who tracked the porn habits of more than 500 young women, found those with PPU — defined as someone persistently having an uncontrollable or intense urge to use porn even when it impairs functioning or relationships — had lower 'self-acceptance' and found it difficult to set goals.
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Experts, who labelled the findings important, suggested women experiencing the problem could benefit from talking therapy to tackle the addiction.
---
---
---
---
---
---
The porn addiction phenomenon has arisen alongside the proliferation of internet streaming pornography, which is easy to access on personal computers or smartphones.
---
---
---
---
---
---
The UK has the second highest incidence of internet porn searches in the world, with an average of 16,600,000 searches for porn taking place each month.
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---
---
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---
Nine in ten adults now admit to viewing adult material.
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---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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Chinese researchers, who tracked the porn habits of more than 500 young women, found those with PPU had lower 'self-acceptance' and found it difficult to set goals
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Some research suggests one in ten adults may now suffer a degree of PPU, with higher numbers in young people. They may watch porn for up to 12 hours a week.
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---
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But the actual truth of how many are suffering from the addiction is unknow.
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---
---
---
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Many suffers avoid seeking professional help out of shame and embarrassment for their affliction or fear of exposure.
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---
---
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---
In the fresh study, researchers tracked the porn habits of 559 female University students from Sichuan, southern China, who were aged 20 on average.
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---
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This was because most research on pornography use has been conducted on men, making it difficult to generalise those findings to women, the scientists noted.
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---
---
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The volunteers completed an online survey that assessed how frequently they accessed porn, how they accessed it, whether they had experienced any issues in setting goal-directed behaviours and their level of esteem.
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The researchers from the Southwest University of Science and Technology, asked participants to complete a similar survey a year later to compare results.
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They found that women who had higher levels of PPU at the start of the study were more likely to show elevated problematic use one year later.
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Some research suggests one in ten adults may now suffer a degree of PPU, with higher numbers in young people. They may watch porn for up to 12 hours a week. But the actual truth of how many are suffering from the addiction is unknow
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---
---
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Problematic porn use was linked to those who had average or lower than average self-acceptance, they said.
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---
---
---
---
---
Writing in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, the researchers added: 'Among women with above-average self-acceptance, pornography use frequency was not associated with problematic pornography use.'
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---
---
---
---
---
The findings demonstrate that higher pornography use can create 'difficulties with engaging in goal-directed behavior and self-acceptance', they added.
---
---
---
---
---
---
[[https://twitter.com/search?q=Experts Experts]] have long, however, raised the alarm over the risks of trying to quit porn quickly, suggesting many experience withdrawal symptoms and unpleasant feelings.
---
---
---
---
---
---
Last year, researchers in Brazil warned that regular porn-users who try to stop suddenly can suffer physical withdrawal-like symptoms such as headaches, chills and even nausea.
---
---
---
---
---
---
After reviewing 14 separate studies they [[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=discovered discovered]] that, as with drugs and other compulsive behaviours such as gambling addiction, being hooked on porn could trigger physical withdrawal symptoms in up to 72 per cent of users.
---
---
---
---
---
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One study found 57 per cent of participants experienced 'cravings', while 52 per cent also experienced heightened emotions, difficulties in focus and nervousness.
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---
---
---
---
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A smaller number — roughly one in 20 — reported sleeping difficulties, headaches, sweating, chills, sickness when they tried to quit porn.
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Problematic porn use is a form of compulsive sexual behaviour that can lead to sufferers neglecting relationships, personal health, other interests and responsibilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
The researchers discovered that in most cases people had 'intense cravings' to masturbate to porn that caused them to relapse.
---
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---
---
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They noted that several of these withdrawal-like symptoms were seen in regular users of porn who weren't classifies as severe enough to have an addiction.
---
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---
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Following the review authors called for further research to investigate onset, characteristics, duration and proportion of withdrawal-like symptoms.
---
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---
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[[https://bkpsdm.pamekasankab.go.id/?domain=sensa69 Sex]], and intimacy more generally, has been linked to a string of health benefits, including improving the condition of your heart, reducing stress and even boosting mental health.
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---
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But recent trends show prudish Brits aren't having as much sex as they used to.
---
---
---
---
---
---
According to a Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) poll of 2,000 adults last year, men and women typically romp just 46 times a year — once every eight days.
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