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Overview

Joshua B. Grubbs is affiliated with Bowling Green State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences and psychology, focusing largely on clinical psychology and sociology-related themes.

The primary fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these, the subfields they frequently publish in are:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Gender Studies
  • Social Psychology
  • Political Science and International Relations

Joshua B. Grubbs explores a range of topics in their research. Main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships

Their recent notable papers demonstrate a focus on sexual behavior and societal factors, such as:

  • "Sexual addiction 25 years on: A systematic and methodological review of empirical literature and an agenda for future research" (2020), published in Clinical Psychology Review
  • "Porndemic? A Longitudinal Study of Pornography Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Nationally Representative Sample of Americans" (2021), published in Archives of Sexual Behavior

Other relevant scholarly papers by Grubbs also collaborate with different researchers, including:

  • "Culture Wars and COVID-19 Conduct: Christian Nationalism, Religiosity, and Americans' Behavior During the Coronavirus Pandemic" (2020), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • "What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder?" (2020), Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • "Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples" (2020), Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Frequent coauthors working alongside Joshua B. Grubbs include:

  • Shane W. Kraus
  • Samuel L. Perry
  • Beáta Bőthe
  • Mateusz Gola
  • Karol Lewczuk

Joshua B. Grubbs commonly publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Gambling Studies
  • Journal of Research in Personality

Best Publications

  • The Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale: Development and initial validation

    Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament;Joshua B. Grubbs;Ann Marie Yali

  • Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence: An Integrative Model with a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Samuel L. Perry;Joshua A. Wilt;Rory C. Reid

  • Transgression as addiction: religiosity and moral disapproval as predictors of perceived addiction to pornography.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament;Joshua N. Hook

  • Internet pornography use: perceived addiction, psychological distress, and the validation of a brief measure.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Fred Volk;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament

  • Self-reported addiction to pornography in a nationally representative sample: The roles of use habits, religiousness, and moral incongruence.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Shane W. Kraus;Samuel L. Perry

  • Moral Incongruence and Pornography Use: A Critical Review and Integration.

    Joshua B Grubbs;Samuel L Perry

  • Generational and Time Period Differences in American Adolescents’ Religious Orientation, 1966–2014

    Jean M. Twenge;Julie J. Exline;Joshua B. Grubbs;Ramya Sastry

  • Perceived addiction to Internet pornography and psychological distress: Examining relationships concurrently and over time.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Nicholas Stauner;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament

  • Sexual addiction 25 years on: A systematic and methodological review of empirical literature and an agenda for future research.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;K. Camille Hoagland;Brinna N. Lee;Jennifer T. Grant

  • The Cyber-Pornography Use Inventory: The Development of a New Assessment Instrument

    Joshua B. Grubbs;John Sessoms;Dana M. Wheeler;Fred Volk

  • Trait Entitlement: A Cognitive-Personality Source of Vulnerability to Psychological Distress.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Julie J. Exline

  • Culture Wars and COVID-19 Conduct: Christian Nationalism, Religiosity, and Americans' Behavior During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Samuel L. Perry;Andrew L. Whitehead;Joshua B. Grubbs

  • Internet pornography use and sexual motivation: a systematic review and integration

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Paul J. Wright;Abby L. Braden;Joshua A. Wilt

  • Internet Pornography Use, Perceived Addiction, and Religious/Spiritual Struggles

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Joshua B. Grubbs;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament;Fred Volk

  • Surveying Pornography Use: A Shaky Science Resting on Poor Measurement Foundations.

    Taylor Kohut;Rhonda N. Balzarini;William A. Fisher;Joshua B. Grubbs

  • Seeing God as Cruel or Distant: Links with Divine Struggles Involving Anger, Doubt, and Fear of God's Disapproval

    Julie J. Exline;Joshua B. Grubbs;Steffany J. Homolka

  • Declines in American Adults’ Religious Participation and Beliefs, 1972-2014:

    Jean M. Twenge;Ryne A. Sherman;Julie J. Exline;Joshua B. Grubbs

  • What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder

    Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola;Karol Lewczuk;Marc N Potenza;Drew A Kingston

  • Moral Disapproval and Perceived Addiction to Internet Pornography: A Longitudinal Examination

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Joshua A. Wilt;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament

  • Evaluating Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence Model.

    Karol Lewczuk;Agnieszka Glica;Iwona Nowakowska;Mateusz Gola

  • Personality, religious and spiritual struggles, and well-being.

    Joshua A. Wilt;Joshua B. Grubbs;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie J. Exline
Julie J. Exline Case Western Reserve University
Kenneth I. Pargament
Kenneth I. Pargament Bowling Green State University
Joshua Wilt
Joshua Wilt Case Western Reserve University
Shane W. Kraus
Shane W. Kraus University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mateusz Gola
Mateusz Gola University of California, San Diego
Joshua N. Hook
Joshua N. Hook University of North Texas
W. Keith Campbell
W. Keith Campbell University of Georgia
Jean M. Twenge
Jean M. Twenge San Diego State University
Don E. Davis
Don E. Davis Georgia State University
Rory C. Reid
Rory C. Reid University of California, Los Angeles

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