The Internet Sex Screening Test: A comparison of sexual compulsives versus non-sexual compulsives
Abstract
This study compared individuals who are sexually compulsive with their non-compulsive counterpart on selected demographic characteristics and online sexual activities through the use of the Internet Sex Screening Test (ISST). Selected demographic variables were compared, as well as seven empirically derived subscales on the ISST. Male (n=5005) and female (n=1083) data were analysed separately with a one-way between-subjects multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results indicated that there were no meaningful differences between the age of offline sexual compulsives and non-sexually compulsive individuals, or the total amount of time they spent online. However, the ratio of total online time to time spent online in pursuit of sexual behaviours was found to be meaningful, since sexual compulsives spent significantly more time engaged in online sexual behaviour than non-sexual compulsives. In addition, scores on all seven subscales of the ISST (online sexual compulsivity, online sexual behaviour-social, online sexual behaviour-isolated, online sexual spending, interest in online sexual material, nonhome computer use for online sexual behaviour, and accessing illegal sexual material) were found to be significantly higher for sexual compulsives than the non-sexually compulsive sample. The limitations of this study are discussed along with implications of the findings.
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The ISST was developed by Dr. David Delmonico for screening people with online sexual behavior problems.
“The ISST was developed by Dr. David Delmonico for screening people with online sexual behavior problems.”
From Cybersex addiction: An overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [35]
High total ISST scores indicate a high risk of internet sexual addiction.
“High total scores indicate a high risk of internet sexual addiction.”
From Cybersex addiction: An overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [35]
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- Authors
- Delmonico, D., & Miller, J.
- Affiliations
- Duquesne University (US)
- ORCID
- Delmonico, David
- Venue
- Sexual and Relationship Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-08
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 261-276
- ISSN
- 1468-1749 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-1994
- OpenAlex
- W2121889976
- Cited by
- 215
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 2.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Sexual & Relationship Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- compulsive sexual behavior, online sexual behavior, online pornography, online time, gender differences
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