caa a22 4500 606230793 CHVBK 20210128101216.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-013-0257-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-013-0257-z Transgression as Addiction: Religiosity and Moral Disapproval as Predictors of Perceived Addiction to Pornography [Elektronische Daten] [Joshua Grubbs, Julie Exline, Kenneth Pargament, Joshua Hook, Robert Carlisle] Perceived addiction to Internet pornography is increasingly a focus of empirical attention. The present study examined the role that religious belief and moral disapproval of pornography use play in the experience of perceived addiction to Internet pornography. Results from two studies in undergraduate samples (Study 1, N=331; Study 2, N=97) indicated that there was a robust positive relationship between religiosity and perceived addiction to pornography and that this relationship was mediated by moral disapproval of pornography use. These results persisted even when actual use of pornography was controlled. Furthermore, although religiosity was negatively predictive of acknowledging any pornography use, among pornography users, religiosity was unrelated to actual levels of use. A structural equation model from a web-based sample of adults (Study 3, N=208) revealed similar results. Specifically, religiosity was robustly predictive of perceived addiction, even when relevant covariates (e.g., trait self-control, socially desirable responding, neuroticism, use of pornography) were held constant. In sum, the present study indicated that religiosity and moral disapproval of pornography use were robust predictors of perceived addiction to Internet pornography while being unrelated to actual levels of use among pornography consumers. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Internet pornography nationallicence Religiosity nationallicence Addiction nationallicence Morality nationallicence Sexuality nationallicence Grubbs Joshua Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., 44106-7123, Cleveland, OH, USA aut Exline Julie Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., 44106-7123, Cleveland, OH, USA aut Pargament Kenneth Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA aut Hook Joshua Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA aut Carlisle Robert Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, AZ, USA aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/1(2015-01-01), 125-136 0004-0002 44:1<125 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0257-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0257-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grubbs Joshua Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., 44106-7123, Cleveland, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Exline Julie Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., 44106-7123, Cleveland, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pargament Kenneth Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hook Joshua Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carlisle Robert Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, AZ, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/1(2015-01-01), 125-136 0004-0002 44:1<125 2015 44 10508