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Psychometric Instruments for Problematic Pornography Use: A Systematic Review.

David P Fernandez¹, Mark D Griffiths²

¹Psychology Department, 6122Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Evaluation & the Health Professions

|July 10, 2019

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This review identified 22 tools for problematic pornography use, finding addiction is the most common framework. Key addiction components like impaired control and life conflict are frequently assessed.

Keywords:

pornography pornography addiction pornography psychometrics problematic pornography use sex addiction

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Psychology
Addiction Research
Digital Media Studies

Background:

Conceptualization of problematic pornography use lacks consensus.
Despite this, psychometric instruments have been developed to assess the construct.
Understanding these tools is crucial for accurate assessment and intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review psychometric tools for problematic pornography use.
To summarize their characteristics, psychometric properties, strengths, and limitations.
To compare theoretical conceptualizations and evaluate addiction component assessment.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of 22 instruments assessing problematic pornography use.
Analysis of conceptualizations, psychometric properties, and addiction components.
Evaluation of instruments based on core addiction components.

Main Results:

Instruments varied in conceptualizing problematic pornography use.
Addiction emerged as the most common theoretical framework.
Frequently assessed addiction components included impaired control, salience, mood modification, interpersonal conflict, and general life conflict.

Conclusions:

Despite diverse conceptualizations, addiction frameworks dominate problematic pornography use assessment.
Five core addiction components are commonly evaluated across instruments.
Recommendations are provided for researchers and clinicians regarding assessment and contextual factors.