Today, with the advancement of technology
and the use of the internet on smartphones, private interactions of individuals
with strangers in the virtual space take a harmful form regardless of location.
Problematic use of the Internet is now a concerning area across the globe,
referring to excessive engagement in online activities known to be associated
with marked functional impairment. A significant portion of people's
communications takes place on social networks and through cyber facilities. The
debate on human dependence on technology and cyber facilities has reached a
point where the use of these facilities has become an inseparable part of many
people's lives, work, and relationships. The increasing use of cyber facilities
and individuals' membership in online social networks and chat rooms, alongside
easy access to relationships with strangers, sometimes leads to the emergence
of cybersex relationships and conversations aimed at satisfying instinctual and
sexual desires. In this chapter, after defining internet sex addiction, sexual
identity, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), the relationship between internet
sex addiction and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in men is examined. The impact
of these items on each other and diagnostic and treatment methods are
explained. The present research is correlation-relation research in which
inferential statistics were used. Sexual Addiction Screening-Test-Revised
(SAST-R) was used as a research tool in which 45 yes or no questions were
included. The test has a main part and two subscale groups. The results of this
research show that the body dysmorphic disorder variable has a correlation of
66.6%, and 44.3% predicts the level of internet sex addiction. Finally, it is
concluded that there is an indirect and significant correlation between
Internet sex addiction and body image.
Author(s)
Details:-
Mehrnaz
Sheibani-Noqabi (Clinical Psychologist, Hypnotherapist and Researcher)
Mehrabani Counseling Center, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohamad
Tolooe Arjomand (Doctor of Medicine, Clinical Psychologist, Hypnotherapist and
Researcher
Mehrabani Counseling Center, Mashhad, Iran.
Please see the link here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nvmms/v9/9098A
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