Symptoms of depression (not anxiety) mediate the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors in men
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
Childhood sexual abuse is associated with compulsive sexual behavior, depression, and anxiety in men. Furthermore, both depression and anxiety have been linked to compulsive sexual behaviors. However, whether anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors has yet to be tested. We investigated whether symptoms of depression and anxiety mediate the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors in 222 men seeking treatment for such behaviors.Methods:
Participants completed the Sexual Compulsivity Scale, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory. A cross-sectional parallel mediation analysis was conducted.Results:
The prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in our sample was 57%. Significant correlations were found between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors, depression, and anxiety. The results of the mediation analyses suggested that depression (B = 0.07, standard error [SE] = 0.03, 95%CI 0.02 to 0.15), but not anxiety (B = 0.02, SE = 0.02, 95%CI -0.2 to 0.07), mediated the link between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors. The pattern of our results remained the same when controlling for other types of childhood trauma.Conclusions:
Depression, not anxiety, appears to mediate the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors in men. Future research that tests our mediation analyses using a prospective longitudinal study would be highly informative.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Impresso)
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)
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Rev Bras Psiquiatr
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Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article