Impaired sexual delay discounting as a potential mechanism in women's compulsive sexual behavior: Evidence from a mixed-gender experiment.

IF 6.6 1区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Journal of Behavioral Addictions Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI:10.1556/2006.2025.00028

Maja Finkenstaedt, Daniel Biedermann, Sarah V Biedermann, Johannes Fuss

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Abstract

Background and aims: Scientific evidence for underpinning mechanisms of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) is still scarce. This study explores impaired sexual delay discounting in compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) and its relationship with sexual sensation seeking (SSS) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) features in a general population sample.

Methods: Data were collected via an online survey in a German convenience sample. Participants (n = 311; 71.3% women, 27.3% men, 1.6% gender-diverse individuals) completed the Sexual Delay Discounting Task (SDT), Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale-19 (CSBD-19), Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS scale), and Borderline Symptom List-23 (BSL-23).

Results: Higher CSB and SSS were linked to greater sexual delay discounting and a lower preference for condom or dental dam use, particularly in women. BPD features were associated with higher levels of CSB and SSS but did not moderate the relationship between these behaviors and sexual delay discounting. Men exhibited significantly more symptoms of CSB and SSS than women.

Discussion and conclusions: The findings contribute to our understanding of CSB, especially in women, and suggest a relationship between sexual delay discounting, SSS and CSB. This finding suggests a need for gender-sensitive approaches and awareness of excitement seeking behavior in research and clinical interventions for CSB.

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受损的性延迟折扣作为女性强迫性行为的潜在机制：来自混合性别实验的证据。

背景与目的：强迫性性行为障碍（CSBD）的基本机制尚缺乏科学证据。本研究探讨强迫性性行为（CSB）的性延迟折扣障碍及其与性感觉寻求（SSS）和边缘型人格障碍（BPD）特征的关系。方法：在德国方便样本中通过在线调查收集数据。参与者(n = 311；71.3%的女性，27.3%的男性，1.6%的性别差异个体)完成了性延迟扣减任务（SDT）、强迫性行为障碍量表-19 （CSBD-19）、性感觉寻求量表（SSS量表）和边缘性症状表-23 （BSL-23）。结果：较高的CSB和SSS与较大的性延迟折扣和较低的安全套或牙科屏障使用偏好有关，特别是在女性中。BPD特征与较高的CSB和SSS水平相关，但不能调节这些行为与性延迟折扣之间的关系。男性比女性表现出更多的CSB和SSS症状。讨论与结论：研究结果有助于我们对性延迟折扣，尤其是女性的性延迟折扣的理解，并提示性延迟折扣，SSS和性延迟折扣之间的关系。这一发现表明，在CSB的研究和临床干预中，需要对性别敏感的方法和对寻求兴奋行为的认识。

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Journal of Behavioral Addictions PSYCHIATRY-

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12.30

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7.70%

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审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： The aim of Journal of Behavioral Addictions is to create a forum for the scientific information exchange with regard to behavioral addictions. The journal is a broad focused interdisciplinary one that publishes manuscripts on different approaches of non-substance addictions, research reports focusing on the addictive patterns of various behaviors, especially disorders of the impulsive-compulsive spectrum, and also publishes reviews in these topics. Coverage ranges from genetic and neurobiological research through psychological and clinical psychiatric approaches to epidemiological, sociological and anthropological aspects.