Cybersex: The impact of a

contemporary problem on the

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family therapists
 How scientists view different scenarios of cybersex

Conducted in order to deepen understanding on

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how frequently people who experienced cybersex

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go to therapies

The number of people accessing the internet for

sexual purposes is increasing drastically and a
large percentage of these internet users are either
at risk of becoming sexually addicted or are
exhibiting compulsive behaviors.
 WHAT IS THE RESEARCH ALL ABOUT?

Different factors are determined that may/may not

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be a cause of people getting engaged in cybersex
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Cybersex not only affects the person doing it but

may also affect the people around him
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PARTICIPANTS INSTRUMENTS RESPONSE RATE

500 randomly
selected clinical
mailed five hundred
study questionnaires
34%
members from the containing a cover
AAMFT letter (explains the
purpose and benefits
of the study) and a
self-addressed return
envelope
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ETHICS FINAL PARTICIPANTS SAMPLE

The researchers 15 were retired and The 164 samples,
are considered consisted of 114
still considered
ineligible for the (70%) female and
the ethics of study; 164 was the 49 (30%) male with
research while final count of the
eligible participants
72 percent of them
conducting the having a masters
for the study.
study degree and 28
percent having
doctorate degrees
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majority of the participants (therapists) are seeing
clients with cybersex-related problems
27% of participants are not seeing clients with
cybersex-related problems mainly because it is not
the focus of their workplace.

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Majority of participants stated that their college
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courses are not helpful in the treatment of

cybersex-related problems

majority of the family members who are affected

by cybersex-related problems said that they have
the greatest concern on the 7 year old children
that have access or is already exposed in cybersex
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