title: Clinical Characteristics of Men Interested in Seeking Treatment for Use of Pornography.
abstract: Background and aims This study examined the prevalence of, and factors associated with, men's interest in seeking treatment for use of pornography. Methods Using an Internet-based data-collection procedure, we recruited 1,298 male pornography users to complete questionnaires assessing demographic and sexual behaviors, hypersexuality, pornography-use characteristics, and current interest in seeking treatment for use of pornography. Results Approximately 14% of men reported an interest in seeking treatment for use of pornography, whereas only 6.4% of men had previously sought treatment for use of pornography. Treatment-interested men were 9.5 times more likely to report clinically significant levels of hypersexuality compared with treatment-disinterested men (OR = 9.52, 95% CI = 6.72-13.49). Bivariate analyses indicated that interest-in-seeking-treatment status was associated with being single/unmarried, viewing more pornography per week, engaging in more solitary masturbation in the past month, having had less dyadic oral sex in the past month, reporting a history of seeking treatment for use of pornography, and having had more past attempts to either "cut back" or quit using pornography completely. Results from a binary logistic regression analysis indicated that more frequent cut back/quit attempts with pornography and scores on the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory - Control subscale were significant predictors of interest-in-seeking-treatment status. Discussion and conclusions Study findings could be used to inform current screening practices aimed at identifying specific aspects of sexual self-control, impulsivity, and/or compulsivity associated with problematic use of pornography among treatment-seeking individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University , Bowling Green, OH, USA.|VISN 1 New England MIRECC, VA Connecticut Healthcare System , West Haven, CT, USA.|Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Shane W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.affiliation: VISN 1 New England MIRECC, VA Connecticut Healthcare System , West Haven, CT, USA.|Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT, USA.|Department of Neurobiology, Child Study Center, CASAColumbia and Connecticut Mental Health Center, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Marc N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Potenza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004882:Erotica / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: hypersexuality; pornography; sexual behaviors; treatment-seeking men