Statement on behalf of the editorial board from the journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy: International Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice on ‘sex addiction,’ ‘pornography addiction’, out-of-control-sexual-behaviours, and compulsive sexual behaviours

2025/10/02 by Markie L. C. Twist, Silva Neves, Michael A. Vigorito +5 · 1 voice
Psychology · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Sexual function and dysfunction studies #Marriage and Sexual Relationships

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/14681994.2025.2578550

Abstract

‘Sex addiction’ (also described as ‘sex and love addiction’), and, if online, ‘cybersex addiction’, and ‘pornography addiction’ (often shortened to ‘porn addiction’) are terms that have been in the...

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• This official statement by the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy, pushing back against sex and porn “addiction” paradigms is phenomenal and timely, given growing tendencies in public discours [bsky, 16 points, 1 comments]

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