Download or read book The Moderating Effects of Religious Commitment on the Link Between Pornography Use and Negative Outcomes written by Timothy R. King (Dr) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pornography use is widespread and may be associated with maladaptive outcomes, such as unhealthy attitudes toward women and unhealthy attitudes about sex. The links between pornography use and maladaptive outcomes may be particularly strong among individuals who adopt an identity that is opposed to the viewing of pornography, such as a faith-based identity. Couched in the context of cascade development theory, the present study examined associations between the age of onset of adolescent pornography use and maladaptive outcomes. Participants included males between the ages of 18 and 25 years recruited through Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk interface. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that assessed pornography use and psychosexual attitudes and behaviors. Results revealed that individuals exposed to pornography prior to age 15 years were more likely to view pornography as adults, reported more hypersexual behavior, and were more likely to report a likelihood to rape. Self-reported religious commitment did not moderate associations between age of onset and adult psychosexual outcomes, with one exception. Individuals with a high religious commitment were more likely to report hypersexual behaviors when age of onset was later in life. The findings from this study have implications for the development of healthy and unhealthy sexual attitudes and behaviors, as well as prevention and intervention efforts.
Download or read book The Moderating Role of Religion in the Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Pornography and Mental Health Outcomes written by James Nile Parker and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the framework of Cognitive Dissonance Theory (CDT; Festinger, 1957), the current study examined whether religiosity buffered or enhanced the effects of attitudes toward pornography and the psychological outcomes of depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction among a sample of adult men. Participant responses were obtained from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk website. Previous studies have rarely accounted for attitudes toward pornography or social desirability, which is surprising given that pornography has, and continues to remain highly stigmatized (Romito & Beltramini, 2011; Zillmann & Bryant, 1986). Consequently, social desirability was assessed as a covariate and attitudes toward pornography were a primary variable of interest in relation to pornography consumption, religiosity, and mental health outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction). Methodology utilized primarily included analyses for correlations, regression, and moderation (e.g., PROCESS). Main findings indicated that religiosity did not moderate the relationship between negative pornography attitudes (NPA) and depression or anxiety, but did significantly moderate the relationship between negative attitudes toward pornography and life satisfaction. In other words, at lower levels of religiosity the negative relationship between NPA and life satisfaction was enhanced. This moderation means that for those with low religiosity, life satisfaction dramatically declined as attitudes against pornography increased. Conversely, at higher values of religiosity, the direction of the relationship reversed and was no longer significant. Implications of results are discussed and are intended to help educators, therapists, and other helping professionals effectively work with individuals who may be struggling with the effects of pornography use.
Download or read book Pornography and Purpose in Life written by Cynthia Marie Evans and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive research has examined the relationship between pornography use, religiosity, and perceived addiction to pornography. Other research has explored the connections between religiosity and meaning or purpose in life. No research has examined the potential relationship combining all four constructs in one research study. To rectify this gap, the present study examined the mediating effect of perceived addiction to pornography, as well as the moderating effect of religiosity on the direct relationship between frequency of pornography use and meaning in life. Two hundred and eighty-nine participants, aged 18–30, who admitted using pornography in the past six months completed assessments addressing pornography use, religious instability, perceived addiction to pornography and purpose in life. Quantitative analysis used both zero order correlations and regression analysis. Initial correlational results indicated a negative direction in the relationship between pornography use and purpose in life but no statistical significance. However, upon further exploration, when controlling for age, statistical significance was reported. Perceived addiction mediated the relationship between pornography use and purpose in life only when controlling for age. Religiosity, measured as religious instability, did not moderate the direct relationship. However, when controlling for age, the moderated relationship was statistically significant. Finally, religious instability did moderate the mediated relationship between pornography use, perceived addiction, and purpose in life.
Download or read book The Moderation of an Intimate Relationship on Pornography Use Among Religious Singles written by Brandon Paul Waggoner and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous research has explored the relationship between religious involvement, loneliness, and pornography use. For some, pornography use can be used as a coping mechanism to overcome feelings of loneliness. This pornography use is especially problematic for those who are religious, as this use contradicts their convictions and beliefs and has been shown to have many negative outcomes. To date, little research has focused on the specific growing population of singles who can be more prone to loneliness due to the lack of a romantic relationship. To rectify this gap, this study seeks to explore the ability an emotionally intimate relationship has to reduce loneliness and pornography use for the religious single. An online survey was used to recruit participants (N = 95) who were single (not in a romantic relationship), religious (believed in God), and had used pornography in the last six months. The desired outcome is to understand what condition or in what way an intimate relationship moderates both the direct relationship between religious involvement and pornography use and the indirect mediated relationship through loneliness. While results showed no significance in either the mediating or moderating conditional relationships, there were significant direct relationships between intimacy, loneliness, and pornography use. Implications suggest that an intimate relationship for religious singles may be able to reduce feelings of loneliness and pornography use.
Download or read book Pornography Use written by Lea A. Garcia and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pornography use has become the norm instead of the exception among emerging adults (18 – 26-year-olds) and has been found to be associated with increased sexual permissiveness and sexual shame outcomes among the general population, but does the same hold true for religious emerging adults who maintain a moral opposition to viewing pornography? Within the context of recent developmental theory research among emerging adults, this study examined associations between pornography use, sexual permissiveness, and sexual shame. This research hypothesized that religiosity and age would moderate the relationships between pornography use and sexual permissiveness, and pornography use and sexual shame. The results showed that religiosity does moderate the relationship between pornography use and sexual permissiveness resulting in a negative correlation.
Download or read book The Moderating Effect of Internet Pornography Use Within the Past Month on the Relationship Between Experiences of Shame to Perceived Addiction to Pornography written by Catherine Ann Peters and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shame and guilt have been the topic of numerous research studies, particularly in differentiating the emotional outcomes of these two constructs. Shame experiences have been more associated with depression, overwhelming negative affect, aggression, anger, withdrawal, avoidance and blaming others. Guilt tends to produce healthy responses such as reparations for poor behavior or choices. Research abounds on the concept of self-perceived addiction to pornography, particularly with individuals who have firm religious or moral beliefs regarding pornography (moral incongruence). However, research addressing the direct effect of experiences of shame (shame feelings in the moment) on its relationship to perceived addiction to pornography is lacking. The investigation of the results of pornography use by those who have strong moral beliefs tends to demonstrate an increase in these individuals believing they are addicted to Internet pornography and points towards compulsive use of pornography viewing. There is little research, however, on the impact of specific experiences of shame (characterological, behavioral, and body) to one’s belief that they are addicted to pornography. Furthermore, do men and women’s frequency of Internet pornography use within the past month have any relevance when looking at the relationship of high levels of experiences of shame to the idea that these individuals believe they are addicted to pornography? This study will investigate the conditional effects of Internet pornography use within the past month on the relationship between experiences of characterological, behavioral and bodily shame and one’s personal belief that they are addicted to pornography.
Download or read book Christian Women s Pornography Usage written by Kathryn Ellen Bohannon and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, researchers have examined the relationship between pornography use, anxiety, and depression. The emotional component of shame has also been explored in connection with pornography use and other addictive behaviors. Recently, scholars have started to consider how the pornography user’s moral values and religious beliefs influenced their usage and outcome behaviors (Baltazar, Helm, H. W., McBride, Hopkins, & Stevens, J. V., 2010; Bradley, Grubbs, Uzdavines, Exline, & Pargament, 2016; Hook et al., 2015). Extensive resources have been dedicated to investigating the male gender’s usage of pornography both in solitude and relational settings (Hald, 2006; Manning, 2006; Twohig, Crosby, & Cox, 2009). Significantly less research has aimed to increase the knowledge surrounding the female gender’s consumption of pornography (Borgogna & McDermott, 2018; Gola et al., 2017; Grubbs, Exline, Pargament, Hook, & Carlisle, 2015). To rectify this shortage of knowledge, the present study draws attention to the female user and how her pornography usage negatively impacts her self-concept and her relationships through an examination of the variables perceived addiction, social anxiety, and shame, moderated by grace. The inclusion criteria for this study specified age over 18 years old, classification as female gender, proficiency in English, an identification of the Christian faith, and use of pornography within the previous week. Four hundred and seventy participants completed assessments addressing perceived addiction for pornography use, shame as an internal and external emotion, social anxiety distress, and the religious aspect of grace. Quantitative analysis used both Pearson’s Correlation Analysis for relationships between variables and linear regression with mediation and moderation to test for effects. Results suggested that perceived addiction to use is associated with increased global shame and social anxiety and increased external shame and social anxiety. Grace wa
Download or read book Sexual Comfort and Experiences written by Kathryn L. Sherman and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between comfort with sexuality and the range of sexual experiences within a Christian population. Data were retrieved from an evangelical seminary with only graduate level students. In the current study, basic demographics along with the Multidimensional Measure of Comfort with Sexuality Short Form (MMCS1-S; Tromovitch, 2000), Cowart-Pollack Scale of Sexual Experience (Cowart-Steckler & Pollack, 1979), and Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI-10; Worthington et al., 2003) were used in the analysis. Previous research has suggested that religious commitment does not solely predict sexual experiences (Sherman, 2014). Based on this research the following hypotheses were proposed: (a) comfort with sexuality will be positively correlated with sexual experiences with a moderating effect of religious commitment and (b) comfort with sexuality will be positively correlated with sexual experiences with a moderating effect of relationship status. Results indicated no moderating effect of religious commitment. However, there was a significant moderating effect for relationship status. Implications, further research, and a call for religious sexual education are discussed.
Download or read book Religious Commitment Comfort with Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctional Beliefs written by George A. Lazo and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religiosity impacts religious practice as well as feelings and beliefs about sexuality. In this study, religious practice refers to one's level of commitment to his or her religion. Feelings about sexuality, such as contentment or shame, are synonymous with one's comfort with sexuality. The effect of religious commitment on comfort with sexuality among Evangelical Christian men and women was examined. Data was drawn from a survey conducted within an Evangelical Christian graduate institution (N = 675). Additionally, the relationship between religious commitment and sexual beliefs that are dysfunctional was examined. Sexual beliefs that are dysfunctional, or the sexual dysfunctional beliefs construct, were predicted to mediate the relationship between religious commitment and comfort with sexuality. Findings suggest that there is no correlation between religious commitment and comfort with sexuality among males and females. The results of the analysis using the mediation model are discussed.
Download or read book Moral Disapproval Perceived Addiction God image and Externalization written by Christopher L. Ostrander and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has indicated a positive correlation among religious individuals who view pornography and report experiencing increased moral incongruence and perceived addiction as a result of their use. Research also shows how one views God (loving, distant, and cruel), known as God-image, can attenuate or exacerbate psychological distress associated with pornography use and or religious/spiritual struggles. Recently a small number of studies have shown externalization, the tendency to blame others, as an effective coping mechanism in the reduction of sexual shame. Based on Grubbs, Perry, et al., (2019) theoretical model, pornography problems due to moral incongruence (PPMI), this study aimed to explore the effects that God-image and externalization could have on the relationship between moral disapproval and perceived addiction. Additionally, this study examined the moderated moderation externalization might have of the relationship of God-image and moral disapproval and perceived addiction. As hypothesized, the results indicated that God-image: loving had a significant negative effect on perceived addiction, whereas God-image: distant and cruel both had significant negative effects on perceived addiction. Contrary to the hypothesis, results indicated externalization had a positive effect on perceived addiction. Lastly, this study analyzed the three-way interaction of externalization, God-image and the relationship of moral disapproval and perceived addiction. Results indicated externalization had significant negative effects on perceived addiction when individuals viewed God as distant and cruel at varying levels of externalization. No significant results were reported for the three-way interaction when individuals viewed God as loving.
Download or read book Pornography Use Shame and Self Compassion written by Jacob Hartman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship of Shame Guilt and Religiousness to Pornography Use written by Dean E. Picone and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the relationship between religiousness and pornography use has become an increased focus of empirical research, the relationships between these two constructs remains unclear. The purpose of the current study was to clarify this relationship, while also examining two constructs that affect the experience of pornography viewing for many religious individuals: shame and guilt. Specifically, the relationships of pornography use to religious coping, religious support, shame, and guilt were examined among male Christian college students. This study was based on archival data collected in 2012 via online surveys completed by students at five different Christian colleges. Results revealed that pornography use was inversely related to religious support and positively related to negative religious coping and shame. The relationship between positive religious coping and pornography use was mixed, and guilt was not related to pornography use. Two-way interactions were not significant. Findings are discussed in terms of clinical applications and directions for future research.
Download or read book Forbidden Fruit written by Mark D. Regnerus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. Many presume that such uneasiness is rooted in religion. But how exactly does religion contribute to the formation of teenagers' sexual values and actions? What difference, if any, does religion make in adolescents' sexual attitudes and behaviors? Are abstinence pledges effective? What does it mean to be "emotionally ready" for sex? Who expresses regrets about their sexual activity and why? Tackling these and other questions, Forbidden Fruit tells the definitive story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers, paying particular attention to how participating in organized religion shapes sexual decision-making. Merging analyses of three national surveys with stories drawn from interviews with over 250 teenagers across America, Mark Regnerus reviews how young people learn-and what they know-about sex from their parents, schools, peers and other sources. He examines what experiences teens profess to have had, and how they make sense of these experiences in light of their own identities as religious, moral, and responsible persons. Religion can and does matter, Regnerus finds, but religious claims are often swamped by other compelling sexual scripts. Particularly interesting is the emergence of what Regnerus calls a new middle class sexual morality which has little to do with a desire for virginity but nevertheless shuns intercourse in order to avoid risks associated with pregnancy and STDs. And strikingly, evangelical teens aren't less sexually active than their non-evangelical counterparts, they just tend to feel guiltier about it. In fact, Regnerus finds that few religious teens have internalized or are even able to articulate the sexual ethic taught by their denominations. The only-and largely ineffective-sexual message most religious teens are getting is, "Don't do it until you're married." Ultimately, Regnerus concludes, religion may influence adolescent sexual behavior, but it rarely motivates sexual decision making.
Download or read book Curbing Excessive Pornography Consumption Using Traditional Relationship and Religious Identity based Extended Parallel Process Model Messages written by Krishnamurti Murniadi and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of Internet technology allows many communication activities to move online. One of those activities includes pornography. Unfortunately, excessive consumption of pornography leads to detrimental effects. This study addresses the health issue of sexual compulsive and at-risk pornography consumption. Specifically, this study investigates what kind of persuasive messages would deter individuals from viewing pornography excessively. Fear appeals are popular tools to use in persuasive health messages. This type of appeal refers to a persuasive element that scares individuals through descriptions of negative effects that may happen if they do not comply with the recommendation within the message. Of all the fear appeal models, Witte's (1992, 1998) Extended Parallel Process Model is the most theoretically extensive. However, the EPPM has its limitations. Health messages using the EPPM at times fail to create adequate levels of fear and/or efficacy. These failures are primarily due to: (a) presenting the wrong threat and (b) message failure in building self-efficacy among audience. Hence, this study introduces the concept of social threat within EPPM, which can be induced by making social identity more salient. Two social identities that are relevant in addressing the issue of pornography are religion and relationship status/role. This is because the dangers of excessive pornography consumption are some of the topics in religious and relationship messages. Using male Christian college students as samples, the result of this study suggested that: (a) in EPPM messages using health threat, perceived threat and perceived efficacy served as a lone predictor of behavioral intention, (b) when using social threats in EPPM messages, several outcomes were present. In relationship identity-based EPPM message, threat moderated identity importance and perceived efficacy was a lone predictor in creating behavioral intention. In faith identity-based EPPM message, identity importance, perceived threat, and perceived efficacy served as a lone predictor of behavioral intention.
Download or read book Christians Under Covers written by Kelsy Burke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christians under Covers shifts how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. In an ethnography drawn from Christian sexuality websites, Kelsy Burke examines how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that God wants married, heterosexual couples to have satisfying sex lives. These evangelicals maintain their religious beliefs while incorporating feminist and queer language into their talk of sexuality--encouraging sexual knowledge, emphasizing women's pleasure, and justifying marginal sexual practices within Christian marriages. This book complicates boundaries between normal and subversive, empowered and oppressed, and sacred and profane"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Love and Survival written by Dean Ornish and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medical Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy We all know that intimacy improves the quality of our lives. Yet most people don't realize how much it can increase the quality of our lives -- our survival. In this New York Timesworld-renowned physician Dean Ornish, M.D., writes, "I am not aware of any other factor in medicine that has a greater impact on our survival than the healing power of love and intimacy. Not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery." He reveals that the real epidemic in modern culture is not only physical heart disease but also what he calls spiritual heart disease: loneliness, isolation, alienation, and depression. He shows how the very defenses that we think protect us from emotional pain are often the same ones that actually heighten our pain and threaten our survival. Dr. Ornish outlines eight pathways to intimacy and healing that have made a profound difference in his life and in the life of millions of others in turning sadness into happiness, suffering into joy.
Download or read book Values Religion and Culture in Adolescent Development written by Gisela Trommsdorff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the role of cultural values and religious beliefs in adolescent development.
