Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Addict Behav. 2023 Jan;136:107469. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107469. Epub 2022 Aug 24.
According to the recent adaptation of the I-PACE model, desire thinking and craving might be closely related to problematic Internet pornography use. The overall aim of the present study was to investigate the role of two components of desire thinking (imaginal prefiguration and verbal perseveration) and craving in problematic Internet pornography use. Furthermore, we examined gender differences in the underlying mechanism linking desire thinking to problematic Internet pornography use.
A total of 414 Italian adults (mean age = 27.55 years, SD = 6.13; age range = 18-58; 53.6 % men) participated in this study. Participants completed an online survey to assess problematic Internet pornography use, pornography craving, desire thinking and problematic Internet use. Path analyses and a multi-group approach were used to test the relationships among variables and to explore gender differences.
Imaginal prefiguration was associated to pornography craving which, in turn, was associated to verbal perseveration as proximal antecedent of problematic Internet pornography use, above and beyond the effect of age, relationship status, and problematic Internet use. Two paths significantly differed between men and women: the path between verbal perseveration and problematic Internet pornography, which for women was weaker and did not reach significance; and the path between problematic Internet use and problematic Internet pornography use that was not significant for women.
In line with the I-PACE model, the present study provided support for the potential role of desire thinking in problematic Internet pornography use as a specific Internet-use disorder and expanded the literature in the field by testing unexplored gender differences. Preventive and clinical implications are discussed.
根据最近对 I-PACE 模型的改编，欲望思维和渴望可能与有问题的网络色情使用密切相关。本研究的总体目的是调查欲望思维的两个组成部分（想象预演和言语持续）和渴望在有问题的网络色情使用中的作用。此外，我们还研究了性别差异在将欲望思维与有问题的网络色情使用联系起来的潜在机制中的作用。
共有 414 名意大利成年人（平均年龄 27.55 岁，标准差 6.13；年龄范围 18-58；53.6%为男性）参与了这项研究。参与者完成了一项在线调查，以评估有问题的网络色情使用、色情渴望、欲望思维和有问题的网络使用。路径分析和多组方法用于检验变量之间的关系，并探索性别差异。
想象预演与色情渴望相关，而色情渴望又与言语持续相关，言语持续是有问题的网络色情使用的近端前因，超过了年龄、关系状况和有问题的网络使用的影响。两个路径在男性和女性之间存在显著差异：言语持续与有问题的网络色情使用之间的路径，对于女性来说，这条路径较弱，且不显著；以及对于女性来说，有问题的网络使用与有问题的网络色情使用之间的路径不显著。
根据 I-PACE 模型，本研究为欲望思维在有问题的网络色情使用中的潜在作用提供了支持，这是一种特定的网络使用障碍，并通过测试以前未探索过的性别差异，扩展了该领域的文献。讨论了预防和临床意义。
