It's a big factor. Self-control is a big factor. Honoring sexual organs is a big factor. Without those, there is no hope in ending the demand and supply.The inability to see another person as a person is most definitely a major factor, and, if it needs to be said, nothing to do with masturbation. Other major factors include state corruption, poverty, lack of opportunity, and so on, but not masturbation. The notion that it arises from people wanking is one of the daftest ideas I’ve ever come across. Please provide at least one source that you feel lends some credence to that idea.