The psychometric properties of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory using a large-scale nonclinical sample

Bőthe, B, Kovács, M, Tóth-Király, I, Reid, RC, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Orosz, G and Demetrovics, Z, 2018. The psychometric properties of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory using a large-scale nonclinical sample. The Journal of Sex Research. ISSN 0022-4499

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Abstract

The conceptualization of hypersexuality has begun to converge as a result of proposed diagnostic criteria. However, its measurement is still diverse. The Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI) is one of the most appropriate scales used to assess hypersexuality, but further examination is needed to test its psychometric properties among different clinical and nonclinical groups, including samples outside of the United States. The aim of the present study was to investigate the reliability and the generalizability of HBI and to determine a cutoff score on a large, diverse, online, nonclinical sample (N = 18,034 participants; females = 6132; 34.0%; Mage = 33.6 years, SDage = 11.1). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability indices provided support for the structure of the HBI and demonstrated excellent reliability. Employing latent profile analysis (LPA), seven classes emerged, but they could not be reliably distinguished by objective sexuality-related characteristics. Moreover, it was not possible to determine an adequate cutoff score, most likely due to the low prevalence rate of hypersexuality in the population. HBI can be reliably used to measure the extent of hypersexual urges, fantasies, and behavior; however, objective indicators and a clinical interview are essential to claim that a given individual may exhibit features of problematic sexual behavior.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	The Journal of Sex Research
Creators:	Bőthe, B., Kovács, M., Tóth-Király, I., Reid, R.C., Griffiths, M.D., Orosz, G. and Demetrovics, Z.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Date:	20 July 2018
ISSN:	0022-4499
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/00224499.2018.1494262 DOI
Rights:	© The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	02 Aug 2018 15:33
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2018 15:33
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34231

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