This study examined the roles of religiosity, shame, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, and scrupulosity in perceived pornography addiction. We theorized that religiosity causes pornography users to feel shame regarding their use, and in turn, self-identify as addicted to pornography, especially for individuals high on one of several proposed moderators. Participants were 645–646 pornography users who believe in a theistic God. Confirmatory analyses indicated that religious primes did not have indirect or moderated indirect effects on perceived addiction. However, exploratory analyses revealed that religious primes were associated with higher shame, and in turn, perceived addiction among individuals high on both organizational religiosity and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder compulsivity subscales. Additionally, self-reported religiosity had indirect effects on perceived addiction via shame, especially among individuals high on scrupulosity or moral disapproval of pornography.

这项研究检查了宗教信仰，羞耻，强迫症状和谨慎在色情成瘾中的作用。我们认为，宗教信仰会使色情内容使用者对使用色情内容感到羞耻，进而自我认定自己沉迷于色情内容，尤其是对于那些提议担任主持人之一的人。参加活动的是645-646位色情使用者，他们信仰有神论的上帝。验证性分析表明，宗教盛行对感知到的成瘾没有间接或中等程度的间接影响。然而，探索性分析表明，宗教素养与较高的耻辱感相关，反过来，这也使人在组织宗教信仰和强迫症分量表上的成瘾性高。另外，