CYPRUS—Stripchat recently took the time to ask a question that hits cloise to home for one of the industry's leading cam sites. Turning to more than 6,300 Stripchat fans, the company asked them, "Does camming cause relationship stress and anxiety?”
The results of their research, which can be found here, encouraged Stripchat to partner with the Sexual Health Alliance to bring clinical psychologists, sex researchers and relationship therapists onto its global cam platform to answer questions about sex addiction and online infidelity.
The series will kick off August 1 with an hour-long cam session with Dr. David Ley.
The aforementioned study by Stripchat showed that 42 percnet of cam fans had experienced some anxiety about the time spent watching cams, with 11 percent reporting frequent or constant anxiety. Married viewers exhibit more anxiety than single people, with 29 percent saying they worried their cam use constituted cheating and 31 percent said it had caused conflicts in their relationship. The numbers were significantly higher for married women and viewers who identified as very religious.
“Cam users are passionate about cams, but the outside world doesn’t always accept [that],” says Max Bennet, vice president of new media at Stripchat. “Cam fans are more likely than other adult fans to struggle with shame and anxiety about their desires.” The series with Sexual Health Alliance offers “a chance for them to get past some of the myths and stigma around porn, and talk to an expert what science actually says.”
Stripchat's partnership with the Sexual Health Alliance is designed to help cam users better understand the science behind cam and porn use. Sexual Health Alliance Advisory Board member Dr. David Ley will appear on cam to discuss the latest research on the origins sexual shame, online infidelity and sex addiction.
“Webcam users have been left out of most research and therapy,” says Dr. Ley. “Non-shaming support and education is nonexistent. This needs to change, and this is how it starts.”
“Sex Addiction: Myths and Facts” will take place on Stripchat on August 1 at 5 p.m. ET.
Users must be logged in in order to ask questions; however, no membership to Stripchat is needed to view the session.
