Sex on the Internet: observations and implications for Internet sex addiction. From: The Journal of Sex Research | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: Griffiths, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2001 Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Some academics claim that social pathologies referred to as technological addictions are beginning to surface in cyberspace. One related area that deserves further examination is the concept of sex addiction and its relationship with excessive Internet usage. This article therefore overviews (a) sex-related uses of the Internet, (b) the concept of "Internet addiction" in relation to excessive sexual behavior, (c) cybersex and cyber-relationships, (d) cyber-relationship typologies, (e) the c...

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