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Nearly 100million adults could be addicted to pornography, a global study suggests.
Researchers in Canada evaluated thousands of adults across the world for 'problematic pornography use' - defined as watching enough pornography that is has a negative impact on relationships and job performance - and found approximately three percent of people exhibited concerning usage, but less than one percent sought treatment.
The study, published in the journal Addiction, included more than 80,000 adults from dozens of countries.
Dr Beatha Bőthe, lead study author and psychologist at the University of Montreal, said: 'Our research shows that the problematic pornography use may be more common than many might think and affects a wide range of people.
'It highlights that while many are struggling, not many seek help. That's important because it suggests that more work needs to be done to understand and support those who are affected by it.'
Researchers in Canada found about three percent of people across the globe could be addicted to pornography
The research team involved 80 co-authors, many of whom are members of the International Sex Survey consortium in the US, China, Europe, and other parts of the globe.
They evaluated 82,243 adults in 42 countries, including the US, UK, China, France, and Germany, between October 2021 and May 2022.
The average participant age was 32, and 57 percent of them were women.
Additionally, 68 percent were heterosexual. About one-third were single and one-third were in a relationship. The last third were married.
And more 70 percent of those studied had no children.
Hungary had the highest percentage of participants (14.6 percent), followed closely by Poland (12 percent).
About three percent were American, while 1.7 percent were from the UK.
Participants were given an anonymous survey that was originally written in English and then translated into 25 other languages. It took people roughly 25 to 45 minutes to complete it.
Questions included how old participants were when they first looked at pornography, how often
