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AbstractAutogynephilic Persuasive Pornography (AGPP) is a type of pornography that is characterised by its unique autogynephilic and persuasive traits. Autogynephilia refers to the sexual pleasure one derives by imagining themselves as women. Known in the subculture as Sissy Hypno, this type of pornography is an altered mishmash of conventional licensed studio/mainstream pornography found on the internet, designed to interact with/persuade the user (by text or audio) and aid in the process of erotic self-feminisation. AGPP is consumed by a wide range of individuals and for a wide variety of reasons. Yet, there is little to no empirical research aimed at describing this novel form of media, the motivations of its consumers and the effects of its consumption. Therefore, this research study qualitatively explores the experiences of 16 participants (N = 16, age > 19), who consumed AGPP at the time of the study, by phenomenologically interpreting self-reported behaviour and self-described inclinations regarding AGPP use. The participants were recruited from Reddit, and the participant sample is an ethnically diverse sample consisting of men and transwomen. The key findings were categorised into the following superordinate themes: (1) Influence of AGPP on personality and individual lifestyle (2) Exploring femininity and submissive sexual behaviour and (3) Influence of AGPP on gender and sexuality. The analysis of these themes (and their subordinate themes) allows for the conceptualisation of AGPP and an analysis of its reported effects, contributes to the limited evidence of cisgender men strongly relating to Autogynephilia or erotic self-feminisation, alongside Autogynephilia being a frequent motivation for consuming AGPP. Some of the positive and negative effects of consuming AGPP (primarily focusing on gender identity, sexual attitudes and sexuality) were also identified through self-report, thereby, necessitating the need for widening the scientific exploration of Autogynephilia amongst AGPP consumers (not limited to gender categories) and the clinical implications of consuming AGPP (e.g., compulsive AGPP consumption).

Badania prowadzone przez internet na temat gier online i ich użytkowników stają się coraz bardziej powszechne. Jednak naukowcy nadal rzadko wykorzystują dwa sposoby zbierania wyników, tj. (i) fora internetowe oraz (ii) prywatne blogi. Celem artykułu jest omówienie tych dwóch, niezbyt powszechnie znanych, metod zbierania danych i analiza zarówno zalet (np. łatwość zbierania danych, źródło różnorodnego i złożonego materiału tekstowego, które może być wykorzystane do analizy konkretnych zdarzeń, docieranie do specyficznych i/lub zróżnicowanych grup badawczych, zapewnienie anonimowości uczestnikom badania, nieobciążanie badanych, większy poziom szczerości itp.), jak i wad (np. brak informacji o warunkach badania, błędy w doborze prób badawczych, brak kontroli warunków badania przez badacza, brak wiedzy na temat zachowań uczestników badania, brak uogólnionych wyników). Artykuł może być pomocny dla tych naukowców, którzy prowadzą badania w obszarze gier online. Poszerza on zakres wcześniejszych prac, przedstawiając metodologiczne i etyczne problemy związane z wykorzystaniem forów i blogów w naukach społecznych. Mimo że prowadzenie badań za pośrednictwem Sieci może budzić obawy zarówno w odniesieniu do rzetelności, jak i do jakości zebranych wyników, to wykorzystanie i analiza treści zaczerpniętych z forów i blogów może dostarczyć nowych, cennych informacji. Zazwyczaj są one niemożliwe do pozyskania drogą innych metod badawczych stosowanych w analizie gier online i badaniu ich użytkowników.

Sergi, ida/0000-0001-8073-1150; Demetrovics, Zsolt/0000-0001-5604-7551; Barke, Antonia/0000-0002-6863-3213; Keser Ozcan, Neslihan/0000-0003-1311-6646; Groth, Jaroslaw/0000-0002-7548-0411; Floros, Georgios/0000-0001-8193-3571 ; WOS:000462162300001 ; PubMed ID: 30984037 ; Objectives: The nine-item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) is a brief self-report screening instrument for problematic internet use. The main objective of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 among nine different language-based samples of European internet users (Italian, German, French, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, English, and Greek). Methods: The total sample comprised 5,593 internet users (38.1% men), aged between 18 and 87 years (M = 25.81; SD = 8.61). Via online recruitment, participants completed the PIUQ-9, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and items about time spent online. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the bifactor model with one general factor (i.e., general problem) and two-specific factors (i.e., obsession and neglect + control disorder) yielded acceptable or good fit indices in all subsamples except for one. The common variance index in the bifactor model indicated that the general problem factor explained from 57.0 to 76.5% of common variance, which supports the presence of a strong global factor. According to the multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model, psychiatric symptoms had a moderate-to-strong direct effect on the general problem factor in all subsamples, ranging from beta = 0.28 to beta = 0.52 supporting the construct validity of the scale. Furthermore, in a majority of the subsamples, time spent online during the weekend had considerably higher effect sizes on the general problem factor than time spent online during weekdays. Conclusion: The present study highlights the appropriate psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 across a number of European languages and cultures. ; Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office [K111938, KKP126835]; COST Action - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union [CA16207]; Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities [783-3/2018/FEKUTSRAT] ; The study was supported by the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (Grant numbers: K111938, KKP126835) and the COST Action (grant number: CA16207) funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. This work was completed in the ELTE Institutional Excellence Program (783-3/2018/FEKUTSRAT) supported by the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities (OK and RU).

Objectives: The nine-item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) is a brief self-report screening instrument for problematic internet use. The main objective of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 among nine different language-based samples of European internet users (Italian, German, French, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, English, and Greek). Methods: The total sample comprised 5,593 internet users (38.1% men), aged between 18 and 87 years (M = 25.81; SD = 8.61). Via online recruitment, participants completed the PIUQ-9, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and items about time spent online. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the bifactor model with one general factor (i.e., general problem) and two-specific factors (i.e., obsession and neglect + control disorder) yielded acceptable or good fit indices in all subsamples except for one. The common variance index in the bifactor model indicated that the general problem factor explained from 57.0 to 76.5% of common variance, which supports the presence of a strong global factor. According to the multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model, psychiatric symptoms had a moderate-to-strong direct effect on the general problem factor in all subsamples, ranging from β = 0.28 to β = 0.52 supporting the construct validity of the scale. Furthermore, in a majority of the subsamples, time spent online during the weekend had considerably higher effect sizes on the general problem factor than time spent online during weekdays. Conclusion: The present study highlights the appropriate psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 across a number of European languages and cultures. ; The study was supported by the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (Grant numbers: K111938, KKP126835) and the COST Action (grant number: CA16207) funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. This work was completed in the ELTE Institutional Excellence Program (783-3/2018/FEKUTSRAT) supported by the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities (OK and RU)