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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Addict Compulsivity. 2014 Nov 17;21(4):276–304. doi: 10.1080/10720162.2014.959145

Table 4.

Final Multivariable Model of Compulsive Pornography Consumption among the SEM Study Participants (N=1165 MSM)

No vs. Problematic No vs. Compulsive Problematic vs.
Compulsive

OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p

Personal
Age
18 – 24 Ref
25 – 34  1.28 0.71-2.31 0.41 1.28 0.56-2.91 0.55 1.00 0.41-2.43 0.99
35 – 44  1.17 0.52-2.63 0.71 0.87 0.24-3.10 0.83 0.75 0.19-2.94 0.66
≥45  0.79 0.28-2.22 0.66 1.91 0.54-6.71 0.31 2.40 0.54-10.79 0.25
In a long-term relationship
No Ref
Yes  0.84 0.47-1.50 0.56 0.83 0.37-1.87 0.66 0.99 0.40-2.42 0.98
Behavioral
Amount of SEM viewed, hr/wk
1 – 2.9 Ref
> 2.9 2.07 1.25-3.44 0.005 1.96 0.97-3.96 0.06 0.95 0.43-2.06 0.89
Number of windows open while
watching SEM
1-2 Ref
More than 2  1.53 0.94-2.49 0.09 1.31 0.66-2.58 0.44 0.85 0.40-1.80 0.68
Heavy alcohol use in the last 30
days
No Ref
Yes  1.59 0.75-3.39 0.22 0.32 0.07-1.54 0.15 0.20 0.04-0.98 0.05
Age at first sex with a male
13 years or younger Ref
Older than 13 years 3.70 1.69-8.10 0.001 1.07 0.47-2.41 0.87 0.29 0.11-0.79 0.02
Number of sex partners in lifetime
20 or less Ref
More than 20  0.76 0.44-1.32 0.34 0.40 0.18-0.91 0.03 0.52 0.22-1.28 0.16
Psycho-social
Internalized homonegativity 1.26 1.05-1.52 0.01 1.31 1.02-1.67 0.04 1.04 0.79-1.36 0.81
CSBI 3.01 2.13-4.25 <0.001 5.72 3.52-9.31 <0.001 1.90 1.15-3.15 0.01
Condom use self-efficacy 0.79 0.62-1.00 0.05 0.81 0.58-1.34 0.22 1.03 0.71-1.49 0.87
Sexual Satisfaction 0.75 0.58-0.96 0.03 0.85 0.60-1.21 0.36 1.13 0.76-1.68 0.54

Note: OR=Odds Ratio; CI= Confidence Interval; NH= Non-Hispanic; PI= Pacific Islander; SEM=Sexually Explicit Material; CSBI = Compulsive sexual behavior inventory; Bold faces indicate p≤0.05