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Mateusz Gola is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to clinical psychology, gender studies, sociology and political science, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work frequently appears in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, where they have published 14 papers. Other notable publication venues include Frontiers in Psychiatry, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, PsycTESTS Dataset, and Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Mateusz Gola's research topics cover a range of subjects, highlighting intersections between behavior and technology, gender-related issues, and mental health. Main topics include:

  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Recent publications include:

  • 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)
  • Moral incongruence and compulsive sexual behavior: Results from cross-sectional interactions and parallel growth curve analyses. (2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology)
  • Frequency of use, moral incongruence and religiosity and their relationships with self-perceived addiction to pornography, internet use, social networking and online gaming (2020, Addiction)
  • Spotlight on Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: A Systematic Review of Research on Women (2020, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment)

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Karol Lewczuk
  • Shane W. Kraus
  • Joshua B. Grubbs
  • Marc N. Potenza
  • Beáta Bőthe

In addition to articles, Mateusz Gola has authored books published by different publishers. These include:

  • Online Psychology Beyond Addiction and Gaming: A Global Look at Mental Health and Internet-Related Technologies (2022, Frontiers Media)
  • Kryzys psychiczny w nowoczesnym świecie (2021, Polish Scientific Publishers PWN)

Best Publications

  • EEG beta band activity is related to attention and attentional deficits in the visual performance of elderly subjects

    Mateusz Gola;Mikołaj Magnuski;Izabela Szumska;Andrzej Wróbel

  • Can Pornography be Addictive? An fMRI Study of Men Seeking Treatment for Problematic Pornography Use.

    Mateusz Gola;Małgorzata Wordecha;Guillaume Sescousse;Michał Lew-Starowicz

  • Beta band oscillations engagement in human alertness process

    Jan Kamiński;Aneta Brzezicka;Mateusz Gola;Andrzej Wróbel

  • Distinct β Band Oscillatory Networks Subserving Motor and Cognitive Control during Gait Adaptation.

    Johanna Wagner;Scott Makeig;Mateusz Gola;Christa Neuper

  • What Matters: Quantity or Quality of Pornography Use? Psychological and Behavioral Factors of Seeking Treatment for Problematic Pornography Use.

    Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola;Karol Lewczuk;Maciej Skorko

  • Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Dysregulation of Emotion

    Michał Lew-Starowicz;Karol Lewczuk;Iwona Nowakowska;Shane Kraus

  • Paroxetine Treatment of Problematic Pornography Use: A Case Series.

    Mateusz Gola;Marc N. Potenza

  • Beta band oscillations as a correlate of alertness — Changes in aging

    Mateusz Gola;Jan Kamiński;Aneta Brzezicka;Andrzej Wróbel

  • Is excessive sexual behaviour an addictive disorder

    Marc N Potenza;Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola;Valerie Voon;Ariel Kor

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

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

  • Evaluating Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence Model.

    Karol Lewczuk;Agnieszka Glica;Iwona Nowakowska;Mateusz Gola

  • Erotic subset for the Nencki Affective Picture System (NAPS ERO): cross-sexual comparison study.

    Małgorzata Wierzba;Monika Riegel;Anna Pucz;Zuzanna Leśniewska

  • Visual Sexual Stimuli-Cue or Reward? A Perspective for Interpreting Brain Imaging Findings on Human Sexual Behaviors

    Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola;Małgorzata Wordecha;Małgorzata Wordecha;Artur Marchewka;Guillaume Sescousse

  • Treatment seeking for problematic pornography use among women.

    Karol Lewczuk;Joanna Szmyd;Maciej Skorko;Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola

  • Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples.

    Shane W. Kraus;Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola;Joshua B. Grubbs;Ewelina Kowalewska

  • Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 42 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools

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  • Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder

    Ewelina Kowalewska;Ewelina Kowalewska;Joshua B. Grubbs;Marc N. Potenza;Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola

  • Is Pornography Use Related to Erectile Functioning? Results From Cross-Sectional and Latent Growth Curve Analyses.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Mateusz Gola;Mateusz Gola

  • "Pornographic binges" as a key characteristic of males seeking treatment for compulsive sexual behaviors: Qualitative and quantitative 10-week-long diary assessment.

    Małgorzata Wordecha;Mateusz Wilk;Mateusz Wilk;Ewelina Kowalewska;Ewelina Kowalewska;Maciej Skorko

  • The Effect of Early Life Trauma on Compulsive Sexual Behavior among Members of a 12-Step Group.

    Yaniv Efrati;Yaniv Efrati;Mateusz Gola

  • Decreased LPP for sexual images in problematic pornography users may be consistent with addiction models. Everything depends on the model. (Commentary on Prause, Steele, Staley, Sabatinelli, & Hajcak, 2015).

    Mateusz Gola

Frequent Co-Authors

Shane W. Kraus
Shane W. Kraus University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Artur Marchewka
Artur Marchewka Polish Academy of Sciences
Joshua B. Grubbs
Joshua B. Grubbs Bowling Green State University
Piotr Winkielman
Piotr Winkielman University of California, San Diego
John B. Nezlek
John B. Nezlek University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Robert S. Astur
Robert S. Astur University of Connecticut
Rudolf Stark
Rudolf Stark University of Giessen
Steve Martino
Steve Martino Yale University
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Rory C. Reid
Rory C. Reid University of California, Los Angeles

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