Men’s internet sex addiction predicts sexual objectification of women even after taking pornography consumption frequency into account

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F25%3A00140644" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/25:00140644 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517317/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517317/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517317" target="_blank" >10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517317</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Men’s internet sex addiction predicts sexual objectification of women even after taking pornography consumption frequency into account

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Introduction: Problematic online video pornography consumption is associated with sexual objectification, particularly in male consumers. However, previous studies have not considered that there is a subgroup of internet users whose consumption may become problematic due to their internet sex addiction. Such users may, in response to internet sex addiction symptoms such as craving, have increased levels of sexual objectification. Methods: In a sample of 1,272 male consumers of online video pornography (Mage = 32.93, SDage = 9.44), we examined whether internet sex addiction is linked to sexual objectification via an online survey. Results: We fitted a series of structural equation models and found that men who scored higher on internet sex addiction were more likely to objectify women. More importantly, this link did not cease when controlling for the frequency of online video pornography consumption. Discussion: Our findings suggest that there are other mechanisms related to addictive symptomatology than just the link through online video pornography consumption that may contribute to sexual objectification. Addiction-related factors may have a unique role in fostering sexual objectification. Isolating internet sex addiction as a potential driver highlights the need to address objectifying behaviours in individuals struggling with this addiction.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Men’s internet sex addiction predicts sexual objectification of women even after taking pornography consumption frequency into account

Popis výsledku anglicky

Introduction: Problematic online video pornography consumption is associated with sexual objectification, particularly in male consumers. However, previous studies have not considered that there is a subgroup of internet users whose consumption may become problematic due to their internet sex addiction. Such users may, in response to internet sex addiction symptoms such as craving, have increased levels of sexual objectification. Methods: In a sample of 1,272 male consumers of online video pornography (Mage = 32.93, SDage = 9.44), we examined whether internet sex addiction is linked to sexual objectification via an online survey. Results: We fitted a series of structural equation models and found that men who scored higher on internet sex addiction were more likely to objectify women. More importantly, this link did not cease when controlling for the frequency of online video pornography consumption. Discussion: Our findings suggest that there are other mechanisms related to addictive symptomatology than just the link through online video pornography consumption that may contribute to sexual objectification. Addiction-related factors may have a unique role in fostering sexual objectification. Isolating internet sex addiction as a potential driver highlights the need to address objectifying behaviours in individuals struggling with this addiction.

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CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EH22_008%2F0004583" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004583: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN

1664-1078

e-ISSN

1664-1078

Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

February

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

1-11

Kód UT WoS článku

001431397900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85219203990