Cybersex And Depression Linked

It’s kind of a chicken and egg question: Does cybersex contribute to increased depression or does depression contribute to increased cybersex? It could be both. A recent Australian study found a correlation between online sexual activity and clinical depression.

Authored by Swinburne University of Technology doctoral student Marcus Squirrell, the study’s conclusions were based on a survey of over 1,300 Australian and American men frequenting online porn, sex, fetish, swing, and webcam sites. Squirrell says his team found that more than 27 percent of the study participants were moderately to severely depressed.

The more often participants engaged in sexual activity online the higher their level of depression and anxiety were. Thirty percent had high levels of anxiety and 35 percent were moderately to severely stressed.

"But there's also a chance that depressed people are spending time on these sites to help lift their mood or reduce stress,” TechRadar reports “BitchBuzz” founder and self-described sex expert Cate Sevilla (public