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Sexual compulsion--relationship with sex, attachment and sexual orientation
Aviv Weinstein1, Lichen Katz1, Hila Eberhardt1
1University of Ariel, Science Park Department of Behavioral Science 40700 Ariel Israel.
Background And Aims:
Sexual addiction, also known as hypersexual disorder, is associated with serious psychosocial problems for many people.
Methods:
This study used questionnaires to investigate the effects of gender, sexual orientation and attachment (avoidance and anxiety) on sexual compulsion among 100 heterosexual and homosexual men and women.
Results:
A positive correlation was found between anxious attachment and sexual compulsivity (r =0.46; p < 0.01) and a positive correlation between avoidant attachment and sexual compulsivity (r = 0.39; p £ 0.01) in all participants. Secondly, an analysis of covariance showed a gender by sexual orientation interaction effect [F(1,103) = 6.39, p < 0.01] but no attachment effect on sexual compulsivity. A follow-up comparison showed that lesbian women had higher rates of sexual compulsivity than heterosexual women [t(2, 50) = 5.08, p < 0.001] whereas there was non-significant difference in sexual compulsivity between homosexual and heterosexual men [t(2, 50) = 1.30,p = N.S.].
Discussion:
The results provide preliminary evidence for an association between attachment and sexual compulsivity and the effects of gender and sexual orientation on sexual compulsivity.
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