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Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health

Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health

Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522540472|ISBN10: 1522540474|EISBN13: 9781522540489
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4047-2.ch014
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Gopalan, Rejani Thudalikunnil. "Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health." Intimacy and Developing Personal Relationships in the Virtual World, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 244-271. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4047-2.ch014

APA

Gopalan, R. T. (2019). Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health. In R. Gopalan (Ed.), Intimacy and Developing Personal Relationships in the Virtual World (pp. 244-271). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4047-2.ch014

Chicago

Gopalan, Rejani Thudalikunnil. "Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health." In Intimacy and Developing Personal Relationships in the Virtual World, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, 244-271. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4047-2.ch014

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Abstract

Online behavior varies according to the purpose and situations and many get involved in intimate relations, like in online dating, which have an impact on the person and his mental health. The chapter focused on the impact of online dating, cyber stalking, cybersex, and pornography on mental health. Though many studied the online dating among adolescents and adults, that of old age group is not yet fully explored especially about their sexual needs. It is worth exploring factors related to risky sexual behaviors among gay and bisexual individuals. Online dating for mentally ill people is an under-researched area. Cyberstalking is an important issue, especially among adolescents and young adults, and cybersex and cyber pornography threatens the safety and mental health in addition to the problems of addiction and child trafficking, and it is linked with high sexual risk behaviors and sex crimes. It is necessary to develop tailored psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions by taking into account the complexity and heterogeneity of the problems.

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