Cybersex Addiction Patterns in a Clinical Sample of Homosexual, Heterosexual, and Bisexual Men and Women

• NCJ Number: 239342
• Journal: Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity Volume: 19 Issue: 1-2 Dated: January - June 2012 Pages: 77-98
• Author(s): Bradley A. Green; Stefanie Carnes; Patrick J. Carnes; Elizabeth A. Weinman
• Date Published: June 2012
• Length: 22 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined differences in cybersex behavior related to gender and sexual orientation.

Abstract

The present study examines differences in cybersex behavior related to gender and sexual orientation. Data were from 4,492 individuals being treated for sexual addiction, including 3,561 heterosexual men, 164 homosexual men, 131 bisexual men, 429 heterosexual women, 18 homosexual women, and 61 bisexual women. Measures included the Sexual Dependency Inventor -Revised (SDI-R; Carnes & Delmonico, 1996) and the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised (SAST-R; Carnes, Green & Carnes, 2010). Similarities and differences across genders and sexual orientations are reported. Multiple regression results demonstrated a general pattern in which isolative sex behaviors predicted more Internet use and relational sex behaviors predicted less use. (Published Abstract)