title: The Development of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS).
abstract: To date, no short scale exists with strong psychometric properties that can assess problematic pornography consumption based on an overarching theoretical background. The goal of the present study was to develop a brief scale, the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS), based on Griffiths's (2005) six-component addiction model that can distinguish between nonproblematic and problematic pornography use. The PPCS was developed using an online sample of 772 respondents (390 females, 382 males; Mage= 22.56, SD = 4.98 years). Creation of items was based on previous problematic pornography use instruments and on the definitions of factors in Griffiths's model. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out-because the scale is based on a well-established theoretical model-leading to an 18-item second-order factor structure. The reliability of the PPCS was excellent, and measurement invariance was established. In the current sample, 3.6% of the users belonged to the at-risk group. Based on sensitivity and specificity analyses, we identified an optimal cutoff to distinguish between problematic and nonproblematic pornography users. The PPCS is a multidimensional scale of problematic pornography use with a strong theoretical basis that also has strong psychometric properties in terms of factor structure and reliability.
authors.affiliation: a Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University; and Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University.
authors.forename: Beáta
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2718-4703
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bőthe
authors.affiliation: a Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University; and Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University.
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tóth-Király
authors.affiliation: a Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University; and Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University.
authors.forename: Ágnes
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Zsila
authors.affiliation: b Psychology Department , Nottingham Trent University.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.affiliation: c Institute of Psychology , Eötvös Loránd University.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5604-7551
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Demetrovics
authors.affiliation: d Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University; and Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orosz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult