Hypersexualité chez les étudiants universitaires hétérosexuels.

Abstract

Cette étude s’est penchée sur l’hypersexualité (c.-à-d., un désir sexuel plus élevé ou des comportements sexuels plus fréquents que la norme, le tout accompagné de conséquences négatives ou de détresse) dans une population d’étudiants universitaires hétérosexuels, par l’entremise de différents questionnaires et indicateurs. L’échantillon était composé de 717 étudiants féminins et masculins, âgés de 18 à 24 ans, fréquentant une université ontarienne. Des différences entre les sexes ont été remarquées pour les questionnaires et les indicateurs étudiés, suggérant que les hommes étaient plus hypersexuels que les femmes. De plus, lorsque comparés à l’échantillon d’adultes de Långström et Hanson (2006), nos participants se révélaient plus hypersexuels sur les comportements sexuels impersonnels sélectionnés. Finalement, une portion considérable de notre échantillon atteignait les points limites d’hypersexualité proposés par certains chercheurs, remettant en question la validité et la capacité de généralisation de ces critères. En somme, cette étude a fait ressortir l’importance de recueillir des normes spécifiques d’hypersexualité pour une population donnée, avant d’apposer des points limites.

Three Diagnoses for Problematic Hypersexuality; Which Criteria Predict Help-Seeking Behavior?

“…We suggest that, firstly, important prior research on PH and coping [ 33 ] is replicated and that, secondly, other associations between sex used as coping and PH are studied before definite conclusions with regard to coping and PH are drawn. Our results may explain, however, the high percentage of false positives found with the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory- [ 4 , 5 ], an instrument explicitly incorporating a “Coping” scale [ 26 ] to assess PH. A promising methodology to investigate sex used as coping in PH is presented by experience sampling research [ 55 ], as this type of research allows for testing the temporal structure of dysfunctional coping dynamics of individuals afflicted by PH [ 56 ].…”

“…Despite the rejection of this diagnosis for inclusion in the DSM-5 [31], a scale with items addressing coping remains part of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory [32], a frequently used instrument to assess PH. The relatively high percentages of hypersexual individuals that have been found with this instrument [4,33] suggest that associations between coping and sexuality might also be problematic for part of the general population that is not specifically afflicted by PH. Compulsive sexual behavior disorder, the newly accepted ICD-11 diagnosis [28], differs from the sex addiction diagnosis mostly in the addition of one indicator and a set of guidelines.…”

“…Problematic hypersexuality (PH) can be defined as the experience of problems due to intense and/or highly frequent sexual behavior, preoccupations, thoughts, feelings, urges, or fantasies that are out of control [ 1 , 2 ]. Prevalence of PH is estimated to be at least 2% of the population [ 3 ], with estimates in some subpopulations as high as 28% [ 4 , 5 ]. A two to three times higher prevalence in men than in women has been found [ 3 , 6 ].…”

Examination of the Similarities and Dissimilarities Between Hypersexuality and Problematic Pornography Use

“…To date, epidemiologic data regarding hypersexuality are sparse, and most published studies have mainly focused on HB among males (e.g., Kinsey, Pomeroy, & Martin, 1948;Kraus, Martino, & Potenza, 2016;Levaque et al, 2016), with a paucity of studies investigating female HB (e.g., Dhufar & Grifths, 2014;Klein, Rettenberger, Boom et al, 2014). Moreover, studies examining gender differences have proved inconclusive.…”