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Understanding the Latent Structure of Hypersexuality: A Taxometric Investigation
Drew A Kingston1,2, Glenn D Walters3, Mark E Olver4
1HOPE Program, 208-995 Gateway Center Way, San Diego, CA, 92102, USA. dkingston@hopeprogam.biz.
Abstract:
We examined the latent structure and taxonicity of hypersexuality in large university and community samples of male and female respondents. Participants completed the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI) and Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS), each as part of larger anonymous online surveys of sexual behavior. Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were performed in part to prepare the data for taxometric analysis and also to identify the putative dimensions underpinning each measure. Three latent dimensions were identified from each of the Sexual Compulsivity Scale (dyscontrol, consequences, and preoccupation) and Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (coping, dyscontrol, and consequences). Taxometric analyses of the generated factors using mean above minus below a cut (MAMBAC), maximum covariance (MAXCOV), and latent mode factor analysis (L-Mode) broadly supported a dimensional latent structure for hypersexuality, particularly in female participants. Implications pertaining to the assessment of hypersexuality are discussed.
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