Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Izabella utca 46., Budapest, 1064, Hungary.
Arch Sex Behav. 2018 Nov;47(8):2265-2276. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1201-z. Epub 2018 Jun 20.
Criteria for hypersexual disorder (HD) were proposed for consideration in the DSM-5 but ultimately excluded for a variety of reasons. Regardless, research continues to investigate hypersexual behavior (HB). The Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI) is one of the most robust scales assessing HB, but further examination is needed to explore its psychometric properties among different groups. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the generalizability of the HBI in a large, diverse, non-clinical sample (N = 18,034 participants; females = 6132; 34.0%; M = 33.6 years, SD = 11.1) across both gender and sexual orientation. Measurement invariance testing was carried out to ensure gender- and sexual orientation-based comparisons were meaningful. Results demonstrated when both gender and sexual orientation were considered (i.e., heterosexual males vs. LGBTQ males vs. heterosexual females vs. LGBTQ females), LGBTQ males had significantly higher latent means on the HBI factors. Results also demonstrated LGBTQ males had the highest scores on other possible indicators of hypersexuality (e.g., frequency of masturbation, number of sexual partners, or frequency of pornography viewing). These findings suggest LGBTQ males may be a group most at risk of engaging in hypersexual behavior, and LGBTQ females are at a higher risk of engaging in hypersexual activities due to coping problems. Given the large-scale nature of the study, the findings contribute to the currently growing body of the literature on hypersexuality.
性欲障碍（HD）的标准被提议纳入 DSM-5，但由于各种原因最终被排除在外。尽管如此，研究仍在继续调查性欲行为（HB）。性欲行为量表（HBI）是评估 HB 的最有力的量表之一，但需要进一步研究以探索其在不同群体中的心理测量特性。因此，本研究的目的是在一个大型的、多样化的、非临床样本（N=18034 名参与者；女性=6132；34.0%；M=33.6 岁，SD=11.1）中检验 HBI 的可推广性，同时考虑到性别和性取向。进行了测量不变性测试，以确保基于性别的和性取向的比较是有意义的。结果表明，当同时考虑性别和性取向时（即异性恋男性与 LGBTQ 男性、异性恋女性与 LGBTQ 女性），LGBTQ 男性在 HBI 因子上的潜在均值显著更高。结果还表明，LGBTQ 男性在其他可能的性欲指标（如自慰频率、性伴侣数量或色情观看频率）上得分最高。这些发现表明，LGBTQ 男性可能是最容易发生性欲行为的群体，而 LGBTQ 女性由于应对问题，更有可能从事性欲活动。鉴于研究的大规模性质，这些发现为当前不断增长的关于性欲的文献做出了贡献。
