Boredom, bromance and binging: lockdown and the NoFap community.

Smith, David; Butler-Warke, Alice; Davidson, Emma-Lee; Stevens, Gemma

Abstract

The NoFap community are a support group for those, mainly men, who want to abstain from the 'addictive cycle' of pornography, masturbation and orgasm (PMO). The main questions to be asked of this study are: 1) How many NoFappers adapted to lockdown? 2) Is lockdown associated with relapses or reboots? 3) How has the community supported its members?

Citation

SMITH, D.S., BUTLER-WARKE, A., DAVIDSON, E.-L. and STEVENS, G. 2021. Boredom, bromance and binging: lockdown and the NoFap community. Presented at BPS (British Psychological Society) Male psychology 2021: men's mental health and wellbeing, 22 October 2021, [virtual conference].

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: BPS (British Psychological Society) Male psychology 2021: men's mental health and wellbeing
• Conference Location: [virtual conference]
• Start Date: Oct 22, 2021
• End Date: Oct 22, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 29, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 29, 2022
• Keywords: Pornography; Pandemic; Lockdown; Masturbation; Mental health; Human sexuality; COVID-19
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1631785