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Problematic Porn Use and Cross-Cultural Differences: A Brief Review

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Purpose of Review

The proliferation of the internet and technological devices have enabled the upsurge of pornography use, especially during this coronavirus 2019 pandemic period worldwide. As there is a dearth of knowledge regarding pornography use across cultures, this brief review aimed to understand the problematic pornography use (PPU) situation across cultures (i.e., the five continents). Therefore, this review paper intends to provide an enhanced understanding of the PPU situation across cultures so as to get a holistic view of PPU throughout the world.

Recent Findings

European, American, and Oceanian countries seem to have deep literature on pornography, liberal beliefs, and attitudes towards pornography, as well as specialised treatment protocols and facilities. Asian countries are next in terms of literature although they are conservative in their beliefs and attitudes towards pornography which has limited the specialised treatment options and facilities for people with PPU. African countries share similarities with Asian countries except that there is a dearth of literature on pornography in Africa. All cultures revealed that PPU likely leads to aggressive sexual behaviours which may have a mental health impact on the victims. Nonetheless, European, American, and Oceanian countries strongly believe that pornography helps with sexual education.

Summary

The use of pornography has increased across cultures even in very conservative countries which has consequently led to an increase in PPU. Therefore, there is a need for further studies in each of these cultures in order to design bespoke treatment protocols for people with PPU.

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This research was supported in part by (received funding from) the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan (NSTC 112-2410-H-006-089-SS2), the Higher Education Sprout Project, the Ministry of Education at the Headquarters of University Advancement at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), and the 2022 Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities Joint Research Scheme (NCKU 35).

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  1. Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong

    Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu

  2. Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 43, Legon, Accra, Ghana

    Samuel Adjorlolo

  3. Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

    Ira Nurmala

  4. Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan

    Kamolthip Ruckwongpatr & Chung-Ying Lin

  5. Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Carol Strong & Chung-Ying Lin

  6. Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Chung-Ying Lin

  7. Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd, Tainan, 701, Taiwan

    Chung-Ying Lin

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Ahorsu, D.K., Adjorlolo, S., Nurmala, I. et al. Problematic Porn Use and Cross-Cultural Differences: A Brief Review. Curr Addict Rep 10, 572–580 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00505-3

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