Department of Health Disaster and Emergencies , Nursing Faculty , Aja University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran .
Department of Nursing , Mazandaran University of Medical Science , Sari , Iran .
Trends Psychiatry Psychother. 2021 Jan-Mar;43(1):30-36. doi: 10.47626/2237-6089-2019-0088.
Sex addiction is a major psychiatric disorder in which a person is compelled to participate in sexual activities despite negative consequences. This study was conducted to localize a brief sex addiction screening instrument (PATHOS) for use in the Iranian population and to determine variables predictive of sex addiction in the general Iranian population.
In this study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of PATHOS in a sample of 443 Iranians in 2018. Data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (Factor 10.8.04 software). Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were used to investigate construct validity and variables predictive of addiction.
Exploratory factor analysis identified two factors in this dichotomous questionnaire and reported the questionnaire's test-retest reliability in the target population. Prognostic variables for sexual addiction in the Iranian population were determined to be female gender, higher education, viewing pornographic videos, having multiple sex partners, having difficulty interacting in sex, and history of masturbation.
The Persian version of the brief sex addiction screening instrument (PATHOS) has sufficient reliability and validity in the Iranian population. The predictive variables of sex addiction are indicative of the presence of risk of this disorder in Iranian samples and more studies are needed in order to enable prevention and treatment.
性成瘾是一种主要的精神障碍,患者会不顾负面后果而强迫自己参与性活动。本研究旨在为伊朗人群本地化一个简短的性成瘾筛查工具(PATHOS),并确定一般伊朗人群中预测性成瘾的变量。
在 2018 年,我们对 443 名伊朗人进行了 PATHOS 的心理测量学特性评估。使用探索性因子分析(Factor 10.8.04 软件)对数据进行分析。简单和多元线性回归分析用于研究结构有效性和成瘾的预测变量。
在这个二项式问卷中,探索性因子分析确定了两个因素,并报告了该问卷在目标人群中的测试-重测信度。伊朗人群中性成瘾的预后变量被确定为女性、高等教育、观看色情视频、有多个性伴侣、在性行为中互动困难和自慰史。
简短性成瘾筛查工具(PATHOS)的波斯语版本在伊朗人群中具有足够的信度和效度。性成瘾的预测变量表明伊朗样本中存在这种障碍的风险,需要进一步研究以实现预防和治疗。