Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness

Jorge Cardoso; Catarina Ramos; José Brito; Telma C. Almeida

doi:10.1080/19317611.2023.2224807

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness

Jorge Cardoso, Catarina Ramos, José Brito, Telma C. Almeida

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Objectives: To analyze the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and problematic pornography use (PPU) and test the mediating effect of loneliness. Methods: All 339 participants (M = 28.53 years, SD = 10.32) completed online self-report scales assessing difficulties in emotion regulation, PPU, and loneliness. Results: Difficulties in emotion regulation are positively correlated with PPU. Loneliness partially mediates the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and PPU. Gender and intimate relationship status had moderating effects on the tested mediation model. Conclusions: Greater difficulties in emotion regulation have a significant indirect effect on PPU through loneliness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	481-493
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Sexual Health
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2023.2224807
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Difficulties in emotion regulation
compulsive sexual behavior
loneliness
problematic pornography use

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