Table 1.
Baseline descriptive comparison of those with and without compulsive sexual behavior
| Compulsive sexual behavior | ||||
| No (n = 184) n (%) or Mean (SD) | Yes (n = 36) n (%) or Mean (SD) | Effect size (Cohen’s d or OR)b | p-value | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age | 33.3 (8.2) | 37.2 (15.0) | –0.30 | 0.016 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White/Caucasian, non-Hispanic | 150 (70.4) | 21 (50.0) | Ref. | |
| Black/African-American, non-Hispanic | 14 (7.0) | 8 (19.1) | 4.08 | 0.005 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 15 (7.0) | 4 (9.5) | 1.90 | 0.290 |
| Hispanic | 33 (15.5) | 9 (21.4) | 1.95 | 0.132 |
| Education level | ||||
| ≤high-school | 52 (24.4) | 12 (27.9) | Ref. | |
| >high-school | 160 (75.6) | 31 (72.1) | 0.84 | 0.641 |
| Income (1–6) | 3.1 (1.6) | 3.3 (1.6) | –0.13 | 0.321 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 104 (49.1) | 25 (58.1) | Ref. | |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 67 (31.3) | 13 (30.2) | 0.81 | 0.569 |
| Never married | 42 (19.6) | 5 (11.6) | 0.50 | 0.179 |
| Childhood trauma | ||||
| Childhood sexual trauma | ||||
| No | 193 (91.6) | 35 (81.4) | Ref. | |
| Yes | 20 (9.4) | 8 (18.6) | 2.21 | 0.075 |
| Childhood physical/emotional trauma | ||||
| (standardized) | –0.06 (0.90) | 0.16 (0.95) | –0.18 | 0.150 |
| Psychiatric co-morbidity, non-substance use | ||||
| PTSD (past mo.) | ||||
| No | – | – | ||
| Yes | 27 (19.1) | 1 (2.3) | ||
| PCL score (range: 17–85) | 185 (86.9) | 42 (97.7) | ||
| Depression (past mo.) | 47.1 (18.7) | 53.4 (14.5) | –0.26 | 0.038 |
| No | ||||
| Yes | 146 (68.7) | 26 (60.5) | Ref. | |
| Anxiety (past mo.) | 67 (31.3) | 17 (39.5) | 1.42 | 0.294 |
| No | ||||
| Yes | 126 (59.3) | 19 (44.2) | Ref. | |
| Panic disorder (past yr.) | 87 (40.7) | 24 (55.8) | 1.83 | 0.067 |
| No | ||||
| Yes | 140 (66.2) | 27 (62.8) | Ref. | |
| 72 (33.8) | 16 (37.2) | 1.15 | 0.668 | |
| Psychiatric co-morbidity, substance use | ||||
| Alcohol dependence (past yr.) | ||||
| No | 168 (79.0) | 30 (69.8) | Ref. | |
| Yes | 45 (21.0) | 13 (30.2) | 1.62 | 0.188 |
| Drug dependence (past yr.)a | ||||
| No | 202 (94.9) | 41 (95.3) | Ref. | |
| Yes | 11 (5.1) | 2 (4.7) | 0.90 | 0.894 |
| Other psychiatric variables | ||||
| Probable TBI | ||||
| No | 141 (67.0) | 27 (62.8) | Ref. | |
| Yes | 70 (33.0) | 16 (37.2) | 1.19 | 0.596 |
| TV/Internet use | ||||
| Daily TV (hours) | ||||
| 0–1 | 62 (29.0) | 8 (18.6) | Ref. | |
| 1.5–2 | 74 (35.1) | 18 (41.9) | 1.89 | 0.167 |
| >2 | 77 (36.0) | 17 (39.5) | 1.71 | 0.244 |
| Weekly Internet use (hours) | ||||
| <7 | 81 (38.5) | 17 (39.5) | Ref. | |
| 7–14 | 76 (36.7) | 14 (32.6) | 0.88 | 0.741 |
| >14 | 55 (25.8) | 12 (27.9) | 1.04 | 0.926 |
| DRRI: Deployment | ||||
| Deployment preparation (13–65) | 44.8 (11.3) | 42.0 (11.8) | 0.24 | 0.145 |
| Deployment environment (17–85) | 49.7 (12.4) | 52.5 (16.4) | –0.21 | 0.187 |
| Unit support (20–100) | 75.8 (17.9) | 71.3 (15.3) | 0.26 | 0.180 |
| Unit relationships (16–80) | 24.0 (6.4) | 26.2 (8.8) | –0.25 | 0.048 |
| Combat experiences (17–85) | 24.1 (16.9) | 23.1 (18.6) | 0.06 | 0.729 |
| Aftermath of combat (13–65) | 22.5 (15.2) | 22.0 (15.8) | 0.04 | 0.840 |
| DRRI: Post-deployment | ||||
| Social support (0–11) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.7 (1.3) | 0.07 | 0.674 |
| Stressors (0–14) | 3.8 (2.7) | 4.8 (2.7) | –0.35 | 0.034 |
Note: Means (SD) and percentages are presented in columns. Statistically significant values in bold. Significance values are based on chi-square tests of independence or t-tests. Ranges for continuous variables are presented in parentheses following variable names.
aDrug dependence was not included in further GEE models due to insufficient sample size.
bFor mean differences, Cohen’s d, CSB = yes vs. no; for categorical variables, odds ratios, odds of CSB among comparison group vs. odds of CSB among reference group.