You have full access to this open access article. Online pornography is a widespread Internet application. As with other Internet applications, in some cases its use can become problematic.
First indications point to a link between problematic use of online pornography and psychological distress and general functional impairment. However, to date, there are no standardized criteria for assessing problematic use of online pornography. In this study, we used the Online Pornography Disorder Questionnaire OPDQ โan instrument which adapted the official criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder to online pornographyโto measure problematic use and investigated to what extent consumers with a self-perceived problematic use of online pornography differed from casual users with regard to their psychological distress.
T -scores for the BSI were calculated and independent t -tests were conducted to compare casual users with consumers with a self-perceived problematic use of online pornography. Of the users, 5. The T -scores of users with self-perceived problematic online pornography use reached clinically relevant levels on all subscales. Overall, the results of the study indicate that self-perceived problematic use of online pornography seems to be linked to severe psychological distress that may warrant clinical attention.
One of these areas is the excessive consumption of online pornography OP. Online pornography is one of the most used Internet applications and its consumption is a widespread phenomenon in Western society Short et al. This is reflected by the fact that one of the most popular OP websitesโPornhubโis ranked the eighth most visited website worldwide, with By way of illustration, this corresponds to about 92 million hits per day, which is roughly equivalent to the combined population of Australia, Canada, and Venezuela.
Overall, there are four online pornography websites in the top 20 of the most visited websites worldwide SimilarWeb, For most users, the consumption of OP is unproblematic and even some positive effects have even been observed Litras et al.
