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The Pornography Use and Its Addiction Among Emerging Adults in Malaysia: Perceived Realism As a Mediator

Overview

Overview

Journal PLoS One

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2022 May 20

PMID 35594283

Authors

Authors

Soon Aun Tan

Samantha Hui Li Ng

Juliana Ju Yun Hoo

Su Wan Gan

Sarvarubini Nainee

Chin Choo Yap

Ling Khai Lee

Norzarina Mohd Zaharim

Yee Shan Goh

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Abstract

Past studies have demonstrated a link between pornography use and addiction to pornography, the underlying mechanism of the association is still unclear. This study intended to examine the mediating role of perceived realism of pornography in the association between pornography use and addiction among emerging adults in Malaysia. This study recruited 222 self-identified pornography users (M age = 21.05; SD Age = 1.68; 75.1% male respondents) via the purposive sampling method. The correlation results indicated positive associations among pornography use, addiction to pornography, and perceived realism of pornography. Further, the perceived realism of pornography significantly mediated the association between pornography use and addiction to pornography after controlling for gender. Thus, this study has provided a fundamental understanding on the perceived realism role of pornography in explaining the association between its use and addiction. Although it is unlikely to stop illegal pornography use, the results pointed out a need to guide emerging adults in pornography use via media literacy programmes.

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