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Attachment Styles as Mediators Between Self-Perceived Addiction to Pornography and Psychological Distress: Findings and Implications from a Romanian Cross-Sectional Study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present research aimed to examine the relationship between self-perceived addiction to pornography and psychological distress related to pornography use in a Romanian sample, highlighting the potential indirect effects of the three attachment styles (i.e., anxious, avoidant, and secure) on this relationship. The study involved 659 Romanian volunteers (M = 26.83, SD = 9.61), the majority of whom identified as female (75.4%). Our findings revealed that psychological distress related to pornography use was positively associated with anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and self-perceived addiction to pornography, and negatively associated with secure attachment. Regarding the mediation models, avoidant attachment exhibited a significant indirect effect in the relationship between self-perceived addiction to pornography and psychological distress. Secure attachment also has a significant indirect effect, whereas anxious attachment did not show a statistically significant mediating effect. The study discusses both theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

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DOI: 10.18662/lumenss/14.1/115

Authors: Tudor-Daniel Huțul, Andreea Huțul, Adina Karner-Huțuleac

Institution: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Language: English

Topic: Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411429145

FWCI: 1.175

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