Table 3.
Comparison of the control and intervention groups concerning pornography use-related variables based on the complete case analysis
| Waitlist control group (n = 73) | Intervention group (n = 13) | ||||
| Variables | Baseline M (SD) |
6-week follow-up M (SD) |
Baseline M (SD) |
6-week follow-up M (SD) |
Cohen's d a (95% CI) |
| Problematic pornography use | 79.63 (20.30) | 80.06 (20.77) | 85.31 (19.43) | 64.00 (14.81) | 1.32 (0.68, 1.92) |
| Pornography craving | 46.58 (16.64) | 47.40 (15.80) | 38.69 (11.86) | 31.64 (12.19) | 0.40 (−0.20, 0.98) |
| Moral incongruence concerning pornography use | 3.29 (2.20) | 3.18 (2.18) | 2.85 (2.03) | 3.63 (1.96) | −0.51 (−1.09, 0.10) |
| Self-perceived pornography addiction | 4.67 (1.47) | 4.90 (1.31) | 4.92 (0.86) | 4.00 (1.34) | 0.85 (0.24, 1.44) |
| Pornography avoidance self-efficacy | 52.54 (19.77) | 51.63 (20.75) | 56.32 (17.90) | 73.08 (17.55) | −0.87 (−1.46, −0.25) |
| Pornography use frequency in the last 7 days | 4.94 (2.44) | 5.12 (2.35) | 5.36 (2.17) | 2.44 (1.69) | 1.65 (0.99, 2.26) |
| Time spent with pornography use per session in minutes | 56.81 (62.21) | 54.16 (53.48) | 37.85 (40.49) | 36.54 (34.00) | −0.02 (−0.61, 0.56) |
Note. aCohen's d reflects the difference between the intervention and control groups based on the change scores (i.e., from baseline to 6-week follow-up). 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. M = mean, SD = standard deviation.