Predicting Pornography Addiction Based on Rejection Sensitivity and Anxiety Sensitivity in Male Adolescents

Authors

    Seyeddavood Rezaei Master's student, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
    Nadereh Saadati * Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran dr.nsaadati@gmail.com
https://doi.org/10.61838/jcbl.1.4.3

Keywords:

Pornography addiction, feelings of rejection, anxiety sensitivity, adolescent boys

Abstract

اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی می‌تواند تاثیر گسترده‌ای بر ابعاد زندگی نوجوانان داشته باشد. پژوهش حاضر با هدف پیش‌بینی اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی بر اساس احساس طردشدگی و حساسیت اضطرابی در نوجوانان پسر انجام شد. این پژوهش از نوع پژوهش‌های توصیفی-همبستگی و جامعه آماری آن متشکل از کلیه نوجوانان پسر اصفهان در سال تحصیلی ۱۴۰۴- ۱۴۰۳ بود. برای تعیین حجم نمونه از روش نمونه‌گیری در دسترس استفاده شد و بر اساس فرمول گرین تعداد 224نفر به عنوان نمونه انتخاب شدند. شرکت کنندگان به پرسشنامه‌‌های استاندارد (اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی) کر و همکاران (2014)، احساس طردشدگی طهماسیان (1384) و حساسیت اضطرابی نوجوانان دیکون (2002)، پاسخ دادند. داده‌های جمع‌آوری شده با استفاده از آزمون‌های همبستگی پیرسون و رگرسیون چندگانه و با بهره‌گیری از بسته نرم‌افزاری 26 SPSS تجزیه و تحلیل شد. نتایج نشان داد بین احساس طردشدگی و اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی رابطه مثبت معنی‌دار (0۵/0>P)؛ بین حساسیت اضطرابی و اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی رابطه مثبت معنی‌دار(0۵/0>P) و احساس طردشدگی و حساسیت اضطرابی در پیش‌بینی اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی نوجوانان پسر نقش دارند (0۵/0>P). احساس طردشدگی و حساسیت اضطرابی، از عوامل کلیدی در پیش‌بینی اعتیاد به پورنوگرافی در نوجوانان پسر هستند و باید مورد توجه قرار گیرند.

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2025-01-29

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2024-11-10

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2025-01-10

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2025-01-19

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Rezaei, S., & Saadati, N. (2025). Predicting Pornography Addiction Based on Rejection Sensitivity and Anxiety Sensitivity in Male Adolescents. Journal of Cognition, Behavior, Learning, 1(4), 27-37. https://doi.org/10.61838/jcbl.1.4.3

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