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Sexual Compulsivity Scale, Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory, and Hypersexual Disorder Screening Inventory: Translation, Adaptation, and Validation for Use in Brazil

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Epidemiological, behavioral, and clinical data on sexual compulsivity in Brazil are very limited. This study sought to adapt and validate the Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS), the 22-item version of the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI-22), and the Hypersexual Disorder Screening Inventory (HDSI) for use in Brazil. A total of 153 participants underwent psychiatric assessment and completed self-reported measures. The adaptation process of the instruments from English to Portuguese followed the guidelines of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. The reliability and validity of the HDSI criteria were evaluated and the construct validity of all measures was examined. For the SCS and HDSI, factor analysis revealed one factor for each measure. For the CSBI-22, four factors were retained although we only calculated the scores of two factors (control and violence). All scores had good internal consistency (alpha >.75), presented high temporal stability (>.76), discriminated between patients and controls, and presented strong (ρ > .81) correlations with the Sexual Addiction Screening Test (except for the violence domain = .40) and moderate correlations with the Impulsive Sensation Seeking domain of the Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ρ between .43 and .55). The sensitivity of the HDSI was 71.93 % and the specificity was 100 %. All measures showed very good psychometric properties. The SCS, the HDSI, and the control domain of the CSBI-22 seemed to measure theoretically similar constructs, as they were highly correlated (ρ > .85). The findings support the conceptualization of hypersexuality as a cluster of problematic symptoms that are highly consistent across a variety of measures.

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This study was supported by Grants from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Grant 2010/15921-6.

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  1. Department and Institute of Psychiatry (IPq), Clínicas’ Hospital (HC), University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Marco de T. Scanavino, Maria L. S. do Amaral, Bruna Messina, Sirlene C. dos Reis, João P. L. B. Martins, Marina C. Gordon & Julie C. Vieira

  2. Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA

    Ana Ventuneac, H. Jonathon Rendina & Jeffrey T. Parsons

  3. Basic and Applied Social Psychology Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA

    H. Jonathon Rendina & Jeffrey T. Parsons

  4. Department of Psychology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA

    Jeffrey T. Parsons

  5. Health Psychology Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA

    Jeffrey T. Parsons

  6. The CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, New York, NY, USA

    Jeffrey T. Parsons

  7. Rua Mato Grosso, 306, conj. 614, Sao Paulo, SP, 01239-040, Brazil

    Marco de T. Scanavino

  8. Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Carmita H. N. Abdo & Hermano Tavares

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Scanavino, M.d., Ventuneac, A., Rendina, H.J. et al. Sexual Compulsivity Scale, Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory, and Hypersexual Disorder Screening Inventory: Translation, Adaptation, and Validation for Use in Brazil. Arch Sex Behav 45, 207–217 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0356-5

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