This study aims to examine the indirect effect of problematic pornography consumption on the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and loneliness while also considering the effects of frequency of pornography use. Specifically, the hypothesized moderated mediation model includes problematic pornography consumption as mediator and frequency of pornography use as moderator of the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and problematic pornography consumption. A total of 768 individuals from Romania (aged 18-49 years; M = 28.31, SD = 8.52; 57.3% women) participated in the study. The moderated mediation model was tested using regression-based conditional process analysis. Results indicated that difficulties in emotion regulation were indirectly associated with loneliness via problematic pornography consumption, and that this indirect association was conditional on the frequency of pornography use. Specifically, frequency of pornography use moderated the path linking difficulties in emotion regulation to problematic pornography consumption. The frequency of pornography use may play an important contextual role in understanding the dynamics between difficulties in emotion regulation, problematic pornography consumption, and loneliness.
This article introduces a novel approach to group therapy for individuals who have repeatedly engaged in sexual behavior that conflicts with their commitments, values, sense of self-control, and/or responsibility to others. Its central organizing construct is the Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework, a simple, adaptable, theory-flexible, non-pathologizing and description-based method for assessing sexual behavior patterns for the presence of problematic attributes. After briefly outlining the structure and advantages of the PSB Framework, this article describes its application to group therapy by listing the major distinguishing features and benefits of "PSB groups."
