APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Paraphilic Interests, Compulsive Sexual Behavior, and Problematic Pornography Use Among a U.S. Community Sample
- Shilpa Roy
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Alex Keefer
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Melissa Slavin
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Shane Kraus
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Léna Nagy
Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest - Léna Nagy
Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest - Mónika Koós
Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest - Marc Potenza
Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest - Marc Potenza
Yale University School of Medicine - Marc Potenza
Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling - Zsolt Demetrovics
Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest - Zsolt Demetrovics
Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar - Zsolt Demetrovics
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide - Beáta Bőthe
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles (CRIPCAS) - Beáta Bőthe
University of Montreal
Abstract
We examined relationships between paraphilic interests and compulsive sexual behavior, including problematic pornography use in a U.S. community sample of adults (N = 2,055). Pedophilic and voyeuristic interests were significant, positive predictors of both outcomes, highlighting the clinical relevance of understanding non-consensual paraphilic interests in association with compulsive sexual behaviors.
Sexual Behavior
