APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
"I Hope There's Bloodshed": How Pornography Research Is Shaped By Threats, Violence and Conspiracies
- Nicole Prause
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
Despite APA and WHO rejecting pornography as addictive, public belief persists. Studies of anti-porn groups like NoFap, Karezza, and Certified Sex Addiction Therapists that oppose scientific consensus are presented. Results suggest harmful effects of their abstinence treatments and promotion of conspiracies and violence.
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