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Treatment of Problematic Pornography Use: A Systematic Review

Sorunlu Pornografi Kullanımının Tedavisi: Sistematik Bir İnceleme

Nadire Gülçin Yıldız(BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-5852-9658
Harun İsmail İncekara(İSTANBUL MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0302-2814
Enver Ulaş(İSTANBUL SABAHATTİN ZAİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1881-7014
Pages
278–284
Publication Date
2024-09-25
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Based on their theory, method, context, and findings that allowed comparison concerning the effectiveness of their intervention programs used for problematic pornography use.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examined various intervention methods for problematic pornography use.
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This study examined various intervention methods for problematic pornography use. Problematic pornography use refers to the inability of individuals who identify themselves as problematic pornography viewers to control their behavioral impulses, which causes problems in their daily functioning. Since there is no clear definition of pornography addiction in the literature and pornography addiction is not classified as a disorder under the category of behavioral addiction, it is difficult to measure and assess pornography addiction. Conversely, research on pornography addiction treatment is emerging. For this systematic review, studies on PsychINFO, ScienceDirect, Wiley Online Library, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were screened using the following keywords: addiction behavior, sexual addiction, pornography addiction, problematic pornography use, pornography treatment, and systematic review. Using the PRISMA guideline, 76 articles were retrieved and seven of them were included here that met the selection criteria. Based on their theory, method, context, and findings that allowed comparison concerning the effectiveness of their intervention programs used for problematic pornography use.

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Bu çalışmada, sorunlu pornografi kullanımına yönelik çeşitli müdahale yöntemleri incelenmiştir. Sorunlu pornografi kullanımı, kendilerini sorunlu pornografi izleyen kişiler olarak tanımlayan bireylerin davranışsal dürtülerini kontrol edememe sorununu ifade eder ve bu da günlük işleyişlerinde sorunlara neden olur. Literatürde pornografi bağımlılığının net bir tanımı olmadığından ve pornografi bağımlılığı davranışsal bağımlılık kategorisi altında bir bozukluk olarak sınıflandırılmadığından, pornografi bağımlılığının ölçülmesi ve değerlendirilmesi zordur. Buna karşılık, pornografi bağımlılığı müdahaleleri üzerine araştırmalar ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu sistematik incelemede PsychINFO, ScienceDirect, Wiley Online Library, Web of Science ve PubMed veri tabanlarındaki çalışmalar şu anahtar kelimeler kullanılarak taranmıştır: bağımlılık davranışı, cinsel bağımlılık, pornografi bağımlılığı, sorunlu pornografi kullanımı, pornografi tedavisi ve sistematik inceleme. PRISMA kılavuzu kullanılarak 76 makaleye ulaşılmış ve bunlardan seçim kriterlerini karşılayan yedi tanesi buraya dahil edilmiştir. Teorilerine, yöntemlerine, bağlamlarına ve sorunlu pornografi kullanımı için kullanılan müdahale programlarının etkinliği ile ilgili karşılaştırmaya izin veren bulgularına dayanarak.

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Yıldız, N. G., İncekara, H. İ., Ulaş, E. (2024). Treatment of Problematic Pornography Use: A Systematic Review. Kıbrıs Türk Psikiyatri ve Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 3, 278–284. https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.24.3.10

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