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Alcohol and cannabis use severity in relation to compulsive sexual behavior and problematic pornography use in a
Wiktoria Stasica1, Alicja Anna Binkowska1
1Faculty of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Introduction:
Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU) frequently co-occur with substance use disorders, yet their associations with specific substances in non-clinical populations remain poorly understood. The present study examined associations between alcohol and cannabis use severity and CSBD and PPU symptoms in a non-clinical adult sample.
Methods:
Eligible adults were invited to complete an anonymous online survey between May and October 2025. Alcohol and cannabis use severity scores were assessed using AUDIT and CUDIT-R questionnaires, respectively. Participants compulsive sexual behavior disorders (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU) scores were assessed using CSBI-13 and BPS questionnaires. Associations between substance use severity and compulsive sexual behaviors were assessed using linear adjusted regression.
Results:
A total of 158 adults (61.4% women) aged 18-60 years were analysed with a mean alcohol and cannabis use severity scores of 16.29 (± 4.53) and 15.49 (± 5.08), respectively among current users, and a mean compulsive sexual behavior disorders of 21.14 (± 7.74), with a mean PPU score of 6.99 (± 2.55). In unadjusted regression models, increases in alcohol and cannabis use severity were associated with increases in CSBD and PPU scores. However, no significant increase of both outcomes was observed for alcohol use severity (CSBD: B = 0.18, 95% CI [-0.13; 0.49], p = .251; PPU: B = 0.04, 95% CI [-0.05; 0.13], p = .381) and cannabis use severity (CSBD: B = 0.09, 95% CI [-0.13; 0.31], p = .409; PPU: B = 0.03, 95% CI [-0.03; 0.09], p = .325) after controlling for age and gender.
Conclusion:
Our study showed a positive but non-significant association between alcohol and cannabis use severity with both CSBD and PPU after controlling for age and gender, suggesting the underlying associations may be explained by sociodemographic differences in the study population. However, longitudinal studies and advanced analysis approaches including those that handle zero inflated data or latent dependant variable are needed to validate these findings.
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