Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples

Abstract

Background and AimsTo address current gaps around screening for problematic pornography use (PPU), we initially developed and tested a six-item Brief Pornography Screen (BPS) that asked about PPU in the past six months.Methods and ParticipantsWe recruited five independent samples from the U.S. and Poland to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BPS. In Study 1, we evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and elements of validity using a sample of 224 U.S. veterans. One item from the BPS was dropped in Study 1 due to low item endorsement. In Studies 2 and 3, we further investigated the five-item the factor structure of the BPS and evaluated its reliability and validity in two national U.S. representative samples (N = 1,466, N = 1,063, respectively). In Study 4, we confirmed the factor structure and evaluated its validity and reliability using a sample of 703 Polish adults. In Study 5, we calculated the suggested cut-off score for the screen using a sample of 105 male patients seeking treatment for compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD).ResultsFindings from a principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor solution which yielded high internal consistency (α = 0.89–0.90), and analyses further supported elements of construct, convergent, criterion, and discriminant validity of the newly developed screen. Results from a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve suggested a cut-off score of four or higher for detecting possible PPU.ConclusionsThe BPS appears to be psychometrically sound, short, and easy to use in various settings with high potential for use in populations across international jurisdictions.

Addiction or Transgression? Moral Incongruence and Self-Reported Problematic Pornography Use in a Nationally Representative Sample

“…Self-reported addiction to pornography was measured via two scales available in the data set: the Cyber Pornography Use Inventory–4 (CPUI-4; Grubbs & Gola, 2019) and the Brief Pornography Screener (BPS; Kraus et al, 2019).…”

An empirical study of affective and cognitive functions in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder

“…For both group participation in the study were connected to the monetary gratification. All subjects completed questionnaires designed to measure symptoms of CSBD: the Sexual Addiction Screening Test (Gola, Wordecha, et al, 2016;Gola, Skorko, et al, 2016), the Brief Pornography Screening Test (Kraus et al, 2020), and the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (Reid, Garos, & Carpenter, 2011;Reid, Garos, Carpenter, et al, 2011). We also collected data from questionnaires measuring affective processing, compulsivity, and impulsivity: the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (SPSRQ, Torrubia, Avila, Molto, & Caseras, 2001;Wytykowska, Białaszek, & Ostaszewski, 2014), the State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI, Spielberger, 1989;Wrze sniewski, Sosnowski, & Matusik, 2002), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS, Zigmond & Snaith, 1983), the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory -Revised (OCI-R, Foa et al, 2002), and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11, Stanford et al, 2009;Grzesiak, Beszłej, & Szechi nski, 2008).…”

Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations

“…For example, the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale is now available in both long [ 48 ] and short [ 49 ] forms supported by a range of community testing [ 50 , 51 ]. The reliability of the Brief Pornography Screener has also been demonstrated [ 52 , 53 ].…”