Cyber pornography use, perceived addiction and depression in Indonesian users: the moderating role of religiosity

Background: Indonesia currently ranks third globally in Internet pornography use, with a rising trend in consumption. Past studies have reported different results in relationship between cyber pornography use, perceived addiction and psychological distress, especially depression. Given the moral incongruence and disapproval associated with perceived addiction and depression, religiosity has been proposed as one of the moderating factor. Being one of the most religious countries globally, this study aims to test the proposed moderating role of religiosity on the relationship between cyber pornography use, perceived addiction and depression in Indonesian users.

Method: This cross-sectional study employs a package of online questionnaires distributed nationwide via social media for approximately 1 month. The package contains sociodemographic information, with specific question on frequency of cyber pornography use, validated Indonesian version of Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Centrality of Religiosity Scale-15, and Cyber Pornography Use Inventory. SPSS version 25.0 with PROCESS macro is applied to test the moderating effect of religiosity. The anticipated minimum sample size by calculation is 360 subjects selected by using non-probability sampling method.

Results and Conclusions: The research is ongoing, and data regarding outcomes and conclusions will be presented at the symposium, contributing to a deeper understanding of the psychological perspectvies in the context of Internet pornography use and perceived addiction in Indonesia. 

Keyword: cyber pornography use, perceived adiction, depression, religiosity, Indonesian.