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A Preliminary Study of an Online Psychoeducational Program for Hypersexuality
This is a preliminary outcome study of an online recovery program for hypersexuality, with an emphasis on problematic pornography use and masturbation. The sample included 138 (M age = 37.97, SD = 12.40; 97% male; 86% European American) individuals enrolled in the Candeo online recovery program. The survey included questions regarding the helpfulness of other treatment options compared to Candeo, self-reports of various psychological and behavioral aspects of hypersexuality and recovery, and overall self-perceptions of the extent to which they had recovered prior to Candeo and currently. On average other treatments were rated as somewhat less helpful than Candeo. Participants showed significant improvements in all measured aspects of recovery when comparing retrospective and current ratings. All psychological aspects of recovery were correlated in the expected direction with current pornography use and masturbation. Further, changes in some psychological aspects of recovery were associated with changes in pornography use and masturbation. In short, evidence was found for the potential utility of online psychoeducational programs such as Candeo for aiding recovery from problematic pornography viewing and masturbation.
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