Koós Mónika, Orosz Gábor, Demetrovics Zsolt, Bőthe Beáta
Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 Aug 23;13:914919. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.914919. eCollection 2022.
The Time Perspective (TP) theory (i.e., the psychological experience regarding time) was often examined in association with different addictive behaviors, and the different TPs (i.e., Past Positive, Past Negative, Present Hedonistic, Present Fatalistic, and Future TPs) demonstrated different relationship patterns with them. However, most studies were conducted in relation to substance use-related disorders, leaving crucial knowledge gaps concerning the associations between TPs and potential behavioral addictions. The aim of the present study was to examine the associations between the five TP dimensions, hypersexuality, and problematic pornography use (PPU), considering potential gender differences. Participants from two independent samples (N = 554; N = 453) completed a self-report survey on TPs and sexual behaviors. Structural equation modeling results indicated that the Present Hedonistic TP had a positive, moderate, and the Future TP had a negative, weak association with hypersexuality in both samples. Only the Present Hedonistic TP had a significant, positive, weak-to-moderate association with PPU across the samples. The explained variances of the models were higher in case of hypersexuality (28 and 27%, respectively), than in case of PPU (1 and 14%, respectively). No significant gender differences were observed. In line with previous findings concerning other predictors of hypersexuality and PPU, the results of the present study suggest that hypersexuality and PPU may differ from each other in terms of their TP background. Yet, present hedonism, which is related to impulsivity, may play an important role in both problematic sexual behaviors, suggesting that interventions focusing on this TP might be successful in reducing hypersexuality and PPU.
时间视角（TP）理论（即关于时间的心理体验）经常与不同的成瘾行为相关联进行研究，不同的时间视角（即积极过去、消极过去、当前享乐主义、当前宿命论和未来时间视角）与这些成瘾行为呈现出不同的关系模式。然而，大多数研究是针对物质使用相关障碍开展的，在时间视角与潜在行为成瘾之间的关联方面留下了关键的知识空白。本研究的目的是考察五个时间视角维度、性亢进和问题性色情制品使用（PPU）之间的关联，并考虑潜在的性别差异。来自两个独立样本（N = 554；N = 453）的参与者完成了一项关于时间视角和性行为的自我报告调查。结构方程模型结果表明，在两个样本中，当前享乐主义时间视角与性亢进呈正相关且中等强度，未来时间视角与性亢进呈负相关且较弱。在所有样本中，只有当前享乐主义时间视角与PPU呈显著的正相关且强度为弱到中等。模型的解释方差在性亢进的情况下（分别为28%和27%）高于PPU的情况（分别为1%和14%）。未观察到显著的性别差异。与先前关于性亢进和PPU其他预测因素的研究结果一致，本研究结果表明，性亢进和PPU在时间视角背景方面可能存在差异。然而，与冲动性相关的当前享乐主义可能在这两种问题性行为中都起重要作用，这表明聚焦于该时间视角的干预措施可能在减少性亢进和PPU方面取得成功。
