Compulsive online pornography habits may be more about digital addiction than sexual appetite, new research suggests, with psychologists identifying binge sessions, tab-jumping and edging as key markers of problematic pornography use (PPU).

The study, led by researchers from Monash University in Australia, the D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (UFRJ), highlights how excessive time spent on pornography is closely associated with behaviors linked to impulsivity and loss of control.

Focusing on male participants in the U.S. and U.K. who had viewed pornography at least once in the past year, the researchers examined the role of specific intensity indicators. These included binge sessions—defined as lasting at least two h

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