Okabe Yushun, Takahashi Fumito, Ito Daisuke
Institute of Education, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan.
Graduate School of Education, Hyogo University of Teacher Education, Kato, Japan.
Front Psychol. 2021 Apr 16;12:638354. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.638354. eCollection 2021.
Problematic pornography use is considered an addictive behavior, which is an important clinical issue. Despite considerable research interest in problematic pornography use worldwide, to the best of our knowledge, there are no extant studies on the subject in Japan. Therefore, despite the fact that many people in Japan use pornography, the difference between problematic and non-problematic users among Japanese people is not known.
This study aimed to identify the characteristics of problematic pornography use among Japanese students, to the best of our knowledge. Specifically, we examined general psychopathological symptoms, sexual compulsivity, depression, anxiety, and low effortful control.
The participants were 150 college students aged 20-26 years (mean age = 21.5, = 1.21, males: = 86, females: = 64) at a university in midland Japan. An online questionnaire was administered that included items on pornography usage patterns, impaired control of pornography use, sexual compulsivity, depression, anxiety, and effortful control.
Most men (97%) and approximately one-third of women (35.9%) used pornography at least once in the past month. Some users reported significant daily-life problems due to difficulty in controlling pornography use (5.7%). Participants with impaired control of pornography use had higher depression, anxiety, and sexual compulsivity, and lower effortful control than pornography users without impaired control.
Some Japanese students reported significant daily-life problems due to impaired control of pornography use. The characteristics of individuals with impaired control are consistent with previous studies. The results of this study suggest that individuals with impaired control may have poor mental health, and that there is need for further research and development of treatment systems to manage this issue in Japan. Further research exploring a more varied sample in Japan is required to effectively examine problematic pornography use.
问题性色情使用被视为一种成瘾行为，这是一个重要的临床问题。尽管全球对问题性色情使用有相当多的研究兴趣，但据我们所知，日本尚无关于该主题的现有研究。因此，尽管日本有许多人使用色情内容，但日本人中问题性使用者与非问题性使用者之间的差异尚不清楚。
据我们所知，本研究旨在确定日本学生中问题性色情使用的特征。具体而言，我们研究了一般精神病理症状、性强迫、抑郁、焦虑和低努力控制。
参与者为日本中部一所大学的150名年龄在20 - 26岁之间的大学生（平均年龄 = 21.5，标准差 = 1.21，男性：86人，女性：64人）。进行了一项在线问卷调查，其中包括有关色情使用模式、色情使用控制受损、性强迫、抑郁、焦虑和努力控制的项目。
大多数男性（97%）和大约三分之一的女性（35.9%）在过去一个月中至少使用过一次色情内容。一些使用者报告称，由于难以控制色情使用，出现了严重的日常生活问题（5.7%）。与色情使用控制未受损的使用者相比，色情使用控制受损的参与者抑郁、焦虑和性强迫程度更高，努力控制程度更低。
一些日本学生报告称，由于色情使用控制受损，出现了严重的日常生活问题。控制受损个体的特征与先前研究一致。本研究结果表明，控制受损的个体可能心理健康状况不佳，在日本需要进一步研究和开发治疗系统来处理这一问题。需要在日本进行进一步研究，探索更多样化的样本，以有效研究问题性色情使用。
