Table 2.
SAST factorial loadings
| Items | Factorial loadings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | |
| Factor 1: loss of control | ||||
| 8. Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior? | 0.48 | |||
| 14. Have you made promises to yourself to quit some aspect of your sexual behavior? | 0.78 | |||
| 15. Have you made efforts to quit a type of sexual activity and failed? | 0.92 | |||
| 17. Have you attempted to stop some parts of your sexual activity? | 0.90 | |||
| 21. Have you felt the need to discontinue a certain form of sexual activity? | 0.71 | |||
| Factor 2: addiction symptoms | ||||
| 2. Have you ever subscribed to or regularly purchased sexually explicit magazines? | 0.49 | |||
| 3. Did your parents have trouble with sexual behavior? | 0.33 | |||
| 4. Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts? | 0.35 | |||
| 5. Do you feel that your sexual behavior is not normal? | 0.52 | |||
| 6. Does your spouse [or significant other (s)] ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior? | 0.49 | |||
| 7. Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate? | 0.47 | |||
| 13. Are any of your sexual activities against the law? | 0.43 | |||
| 19. Has sex been a way for you to escape your problems? | 0.44 | |||
| 23. Have you ever been sexual with minors? | 0.41 | |||
| 24. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire? | 0.72 | |||
| 25. Do you ever think your sexual desire is stronger than you are? | 0.81 | |||
| Factor 3: functional impairment | ||||
| 1. Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent? | 0.32 | |||
| 9. Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you or your family? | 0.70 | |||
| 10. Have you ever sought help for your sexual behavior that you did not like? | 0.24 | |||
| 12. Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior? | 0.33 | |||
| 18. Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior? | 0.47 | |||
| 20. When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterward? | 0.40 | |||
| 22. Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life? | 0.92 | |||
| Factor 4: hide | ||||
| 11. Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual activities? | 0.70 | |||
| 16. Do you have to hide some of your sexual behavior from others? | 0.82 | |||
Note. SAST: Sexual Addiction Screening Test.