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Vieira, C 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3561-8479, Kuss, DJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-782X and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524,
2025.
Early maladaptive schemas and online pornography use: a cross-sectional study.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
ISSN 1557-1874
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Abstract
Several studies have explored the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and mental health difficulties, including behavioural addictions. However, no empirical studies have examined the relationship between early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and problematic pornography use (PPU). Therefore, the present study examined the association between EMSs and online pornography use, as well as investigated the difference between problematic and non-problematic pornography users. A sample of 969 adults completed the Young Schema Questionnaire–Short Version and the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS). The findings indicated that the strongest correlated EMSs with PPU were (i) Emotional Deprivation, (ii) Abandonment, (iii) Mistrust and Abuse, (iv) Social Isolation, (v) Defectiveness and Shame, (vi) Self-Sacrifice, (vii) Unrelenting Standards, (viii) Entitlement, and (ix) Insufficient Self-Control. All schema domains were positively correlated with PPCS scores, with the schema domains Disconnection and Rejection, Impaired Limits, and Overvigilance and Inhibition showing the strongest correlations. Results indicated that EMSs explained approximately 26% of the variance in PPU among all participants. Disconnection and Rejection, Overvigilance and Inhibition, and Other Directedness were the strongest schema domain predictors, accounting for 15% of the variance in PPU. The present study provides novel insight and clinical implications for future clinical practice, with the aim of minimising or buffering the impact of EMSs and reducing subsequent PPU.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Publication Title: | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction |
| Creators: | Vieira, C., Kuss, D.J. and Griffiths, M.D. |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date: | 10 March 2025 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1874 |
| Identifiers: | Number Type 10.1007/s11469-025-01463-9 DOI 2401788 Other |
| Rights: | © the author(s) 2025. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher |
| Date Added: | 11 Mar 2025 12:17 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2025 12:17 |
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53231 |
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