Aligning the “Manifesto for a European Research Network into Problematic Usage of the Internet” with the Diverse Needs of the Professional and Consumer Communities Affected by Problematic Usage of Pornography
by
Darryl Mead 1,2,*
and Mary Sharpe 1,3
Darryl Mead 1,2,* and Mary Sharpe 1,3
1
The Reward Foundation, The Melting Pot, Edinburgh EH2 2PR, UK
2
Digital Humanities, Information Studies, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
3
Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0BU, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(10), 3462; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103462
Received: 29 February 2020 / Revised: 1 May 2020 / Accepted: 7 May 2020 / Published: 15 May 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Internet and Smartphone Use-Related Addiction Health Problems: Treatment, Education and Research)
The Manifesto for a European research network into Problematic Usage of the Internet was published in May 2018. It was written from the perspective of the COST Action Network, a programme of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology CA16207 and is expected to have significant influence on research funding priorities over the next decade. The Manifesto identified nine key research priorities to advance understanding in the field. Our analysis shows that while at the most general level it identified problematic usage of pornography (PUP) as a key research priority, it then barely mentioned it again within the body of the report. This paper uses the Manifesto’s framework to suggest research areas into the problematic usage of pornography which are of particular relevance to clinicians and other professionals working in the field who want to develop approaches to assist individuals and target groups affected by PUP. It also looks at potential research opportunities inspired by the lived-experience of users withdrawing from PUP. A large number of opportunities are identified for new work on PUP across all nine key research areas of the Manifesto.
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Keywords:
problematic usage of pornography; manifesto; problematic usage of the internet; COST action network; behavioural addiction research.
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Mead, D.; Sharpe, M. Aligning the “Manifesto for a European Research Network into Problematic Usage of the Internet” with the Diverse Needs of the Professional and Consumer Communities Affected by Problematic Usage of Pornography. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3462.
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