title: Extradyadic Sexual Involvement and Sexual Compulsivity in Male and Female Sexual Abuse Survivors.
abstract: We tested a mediation model in which the relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) severity and extradyadic sexual involvement (ESI) is explained through sexual compulsivity. Participants were 669 adults currently involved in an intimate relationship who completed self-report questionnaires. Prevalence of ESI was 32% in women and 57% in men survivors, more than twice the rates among participants with no CSA history. Sexual compulsivity was significantly higher in participants with multiple extradyadic partners as compared to participants reporting only one extradyadic relationship, who nevertheless scored higher than participants reporting no extradyadic partner. The hypothesized structural equation model (SEM) was invariant across men and women and indicated CSA severity was positively and significantly associated with sexual compulsivity, which, in turn, predicted ESI. However, there was also a direct association between CSA and ESI. High CSA severity, directly and through high sexual compulsivity, led to the highest probability of ESI.
authors.affiliation: a École de psychologie , Université Laval.
authors.forename: Marie-Pier
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vaillancourt-Morel
authors.affiliation: b Département de psychologie , Université du Québec à Montréal.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dugal
authors.affiliation: a École de psychologie , Université Laval.
authors.forename: Rébécca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poirier Stewart
authors.affiliation: e Département de sexologie , Université du Québec à Montréal.
authors.forename: Natacha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Godbout
authors.affiliation: a École de psychologie , Université Laval.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabourin
authors.affiliation: c Département de psychologie , Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lussier
authors.affiliation: d Keck School of Medicine , University of Southern California , Los Angeles.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briere
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult