Abstract
The current research aims to identify the addiction to pornography among teenagers of middle school students. It also aim at detecting addicted to pornography. Furthermore, it attempts to show the differences in pornography addiction according to the gender variable (male-female). The current research sample is (400) middle school students in the elementary schools affiliated to the Third Directorate of Education of Al-Karkh of both sexes ((200) males / (200) females) for the academic year 2018/2019. The researcher built the porn addiction scale consisting of (32) items and extracted validity and consistency for it. The T-test for two independent samples and the T-test for one sample were used, and the results showed: 1- There are significant differences in porn addiction in favor of middle school students. 2- There are statistically significant differences between the mean of males and females on the scale of pornography addiction in favor of males
Highlights
Addiction to watching porn is a pathological problem that has only been recognized medically in recent years, and it is no less dangerous to mental health than addiction to heroin, cocaine or other drugs
Recent American studies have shown that (8%) of men and (3%) of women in the United States suffer from addiction to pornography, and the addiction is usually found among individuals who have been subjected to emotional deprivation, especially from parents, or have had sexual experiences in early childhood and adolescence
The current research problem is summarized in the answer to the following question: Do teenagers in middle school suffer from porn addiction? The study importance Internet is the backdrop for a number of critical family problems, such as computer addiction and children's and teenagers' access to Internet pornography
Summary
Addiction to watching porn is a pathological problem that has only been recognized medically in recent years, and it is no less dangerous to mental health than addiction to heroin, cocaine or other drugs. 395) define addition to pornography as "a psychological and social disorder that leads to withdrawal symptoms, emotional disturbances, problems in social relations and psychological, social, and school difficulties" It “is the person’s desire to watch everything that stimulates the sexual instinct such as pictures, movies, and websites on the Internet, and in which the addict yearns to either see the genitals, or to watch the sexual process. The fall stage: During this stage, and after the pause, the people feel a desire to return to seeing these images, often after a tiring day or sad circumstances They begin to forget the dangerous effects of pornography addiction and only remember the moment of pleasure they were experiencing by forgetting the pain caused. But a kind of tolerance occurs, so over time the person needs to spend longer periods of watching pornography to gain satisfaction
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