Is pornography use increasing loneliness among young people?

Quality relationships and close social connections are associated with decreased mortality risk for all causes.

So, how is it that loneliness and porn partner up?

How might loneliness be a potential trigger for pornography use, and how might pornography use become a “fix” for loneliness?

Building on our findings, we proposed a theoretical model for how this might occur. Pornography triggers the sexual system, providing a physical “feel-good” experience overshadowing negative feelings.

Sexual arousal and climax offer a quick “feel-good” fix. Pornography also expands the sexual system’s escape through creating sexual anticipation, bringing a person “under the influence” of sexual arousal for as long as they care to be before acting out.

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