Abstract Questions remain regarding how best to define problematic online sexual activities (OSAs) and about paths that may lead to problematic use of OSAs and their consequences. Although frequency and duration of use and motivational drive, as expressed through craving, to view pornography have been implicated in problematic OSAs, their inter-relationships warrant direct examination. We propose and test a model by which pornography craving may promote more frequent engagement in OSAs and more time spent engaging in OSAs, and this may lead to problematic OSAs and subsequent negative consequences like negative emotions. Data from 1070 college students suggested that 20.63% of students were at risk of problematic OSAs use, and this group had greater frequency of OSAs, more usage time, higher pornography craving and more negative academic emotions. Our proposed path model was partially supported. Pornography craving was associated with problematic OSAs use more, so through frequency than quantity of OSAs, and OSAs were related to negative academic emotions. Future studies of problematic OSAs use should consider the complexity of relationships between craving, use of OSAs and negative health measures in college students and other groups.

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有问题的在线性活动中使用，渴望和负面情绪的频率和持续时间

摘要关于如何最好地定义有问题的在线性行为（OSA）以及可能导致有问题的OSA使用及其后果的途径仍然存在疑问。尽管通过渴望表达的使用频率和持续时间以及动机驱使人们观看色情制品涉及到有问题的OSA，但它们之间的相互关系值得直接研究。我们提出并测试了一种模型，通过该模型，渴望色情制品可以促进更频繁地参与OSA，并花费更多的时间参与OSA，这可能会导致OSA出现问题，并产生诸如负面情绪之类的负面后果。来自1070名大学生的数据表明，有20.63％的学生面临OSA使用问题的风险，并且这一组的OSA发生频率更高，使用时间更长，对色情的渴望更高，学术消极情绪也更高。我们提出的路径模型得到了部分支持。色情渴望与有问题的OSA使用相关，因此通过频率而不是OSA数量，OSA与消极的学术情绪有关。对有问题的OSA使用的未来研究应考虑大学生和其他群体的渴望，OSA使用和负面健康措施之间关系的复杂性。