Specific Forms of Passionate Attachment Differentially Mediate Relationships Between Pornography Use and Sexual Compulsivity in Young Adult Men

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Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity-The Journal of Treatment and Prevention Pub Date : 2018-10-02 DOI:10.1080/10720162.2018.1532362

Shane W. Kraus, J. Sturgeon, M. Potenza

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Abstract

Abstract The current study examined potential roles for two types of “passionate attachment” in mediating the relationship between pornography use and sexual compulsivity. Harmonious passion (HP) occurs when a person’s sexual behavior is congruent with personal life, while obsessive passion (OP) occurs when an “uncontrollable urge” to engage in sexual activity creates conflict and interferes with functioning. We recruited 265 university men to complete questionnaires assessing demographics, pornography use characteristics, passionate attachment for pornography, and sexual compulsivity. Relationships between study variables were examined using structural path modeling analysis. HP ratings were found to significantly, though partially, mediate the relationship between ratings of weekly pornography use and sexual compulsivity. OP ratings were found to mediate fully the relationship between weekly pornography use and sexual compulsivity ratings. When a fully specified 2-mediator model was estimated, only OP remained a significant predictor of sexual compulsivity. The relationship between weekly pornography use and sexual compulsivity was fully explained by OP ratings, while HP was not found to contribute to sexual compulsivity scores, above and beyond the effect of OP. The findings that OP, but not HP, links pornography use and sexual compulsivity suggests that obsessive forms of passionate attachment may represent a target for treatment.

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特定形式的激情依恋在年轻成年男性色情使用与性强迫之间的差异中介关系

摘要当前的研究考察了两种类型的“激情依恋”在介导色情使用和性冲动之间关系中的潜在作用。和谐激情（HP）发生在一个人的性行为与个人生活一致时，而强迫激情（OP）发生在参与性活动的“无法控制的冲动”造成冲突并干扰功能时。我们招募了265名大学生男性来完成问卷调查，评估人口统计、色情使用特征、对色情的热情依恋和性冲动。使用结构路径建模分析来检验研究变量之间的关系。HP评分被发现显著地（尽管部分地）调节了每周色情使用评分与性冲动之间的关系。OP评分被发现完全调节了每周色情使用和性冲动评分之间的关系。当一个完全指定的2-中介模型被估计时，只有OP仍然是性强迫的重要预测因素。OP评分充分解释了每周使用色情制品与性冲动之间的关系，而HP对性冲动得分的贡献并没有超过OP的影响。OP（而不是HP）将色情制品的使用与性冲动联系起来的研究结果表明，痴迷形式的激情依恋可能是治疗的目标。

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Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity-The Journal of Treatment and Prevention PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Now being understood and treated as a significant and widespread disorder, sexual addiction and compulsivity is an enormously complex problem that requires a multidisciplinary approach from psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, pastoral counselors, and law enforcement personnel. The first and only journal devoted to topics pertaining to this growing illness, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for research and clinical practice. As the source for information in this expanding new field, this journal will give practicing clinicians useful and innovative strategies for intervention and treatment from the necessary multidisciplinary perspective.