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Pornography cyberaddiction and impulsivity among medical tunisian students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

N. Meseddi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
M. Bouhamed
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
O. Bouattour
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
A. Chamseddine
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
F. Charfeddine
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
L. Aribi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
J. Aloulou*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Medical studies have always been considered as very stressful. Although these students are generally among the most academically successful students, they are not spared from developing both substance and behavioral addictions, particularly pornography cyberaddiction.

Objectives

To evaluate the pornography cyberaddiction in a group of tunisian students, to study their impulsivity and determinate the link between these two entities.

Methods

A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study including 155 medical students. We used the S-IAT sex : to evaluate pornography cyberaddiction and Barrat bis 10 : to evaluate impulsivity.

Results

The average age of students was 25.8 ±3.5 years old. The sex ratio (M/W) was 0,72. This medical students were single in 76.8%, had a high socio-economic status in 99.4% of case. They had a personal psychiatric history in 15.0%. They are smokers in 20%, consume alcohol in 30.3% and cannabis in 9% of case. The mean score of : the BIS 10 was 63.3 and the S-IAT was 15.6. The viewing of pornographic movies started around the age of 15 years old. Pornographic sites are the most frequently used tool (58.2%). The factors correlated with this addiction are: male sex (p=0.014), tobacco consumption (p=0.012), alcohol consumption (p=0.02) and impulsivity (p=0.03).

Conclusions

It resort from our study that medical students may suffer from pornography cyberaddiction. This increased use may be associated with impulsivity and substance use. Psychological support aimed specifically should be used to protect medical students.

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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
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