The role of religious orientation and defense mechanisms in the use of sexual pornography

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MA of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology,Universityof Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.

2 Associate professor , , Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran .

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: The widespread negative effects of sexual pornography as a growing problem in today's world have raised many questions about the factors influencing its tendency. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of direction Religion and defense mechanisms in the use of sexual pornography in students.

Method: The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was all students of Sistan and Baluchestan University. According to Morgan's table, 377 people were selected as a sample through multi-stage cluster sampling method.

Results: The results showed that there was a significant inverse relationship between the dimensions of internalized and self-accepting religious orientation and sexual pornography and there is a direct and significant relationship between underdeveloped defense mechanism and sexual pornography. Also, the results of stepwise regression showed that self-accepting religious orientation and immature defense mechanism enter the equation in the first step and explain 0.013 and 0.02% of the variance for sexual pornography, respectively (P <0.01).

Discussion and conclusion: Religious affiliation, attitudes toward pornography and defense mechanisms have played a decisive role in predicting sexual pornography. Therefore, community health professionals can use religious teachings and enhanced defense mechanisms in the development of prevention and treatment programs in the field of combating sexual pornography.

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Clinical Psychology and Personality

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 13 April 2024

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