Table 5.
Correlations between the SAST and theoretically related measures for each group
| Paper-and-pencil group | Online group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAST-total | Loss of control | Addiction symptoms | Functional impairment | Hide | SAST-total | Loss of control | Addiction symptoms | Functional impairment | Hide | |
| SCS (n = 2,528) | ||||||||||
| SCS-total | .64*** | .39*** | .67*** | .42*** | .26*** | .61*** | .46*** | .66*** | .42*** | .24*** |
| SCS-interference | .57*** | .36*** | .58*** | .42*** | .22*** | .56*** | .42*** | .58*** | .44*** | .20*** |
| SCS-control | .59*** | .35*** | .63*** | .35*** | .25*** | .55*** | .42*** | .62*** | .33*** | .22*** |
| HBI (n = 2,528) | ||||||||||
| HBI-total | .70*** | .71*** | .71*** | .46*** | .31*** | .71*** | .61*** | .67*** | .48*** | .41*** |
| HBI-coping | .55*** | .39*** | .59*** | .35*** | .26*** | .53*** | .40*** | .54*** | .34*** | .33*** |
| HBI-control | .67*** | .56*** | .59*** | .46*** | .31*** | .70*** | .70*** | .58*** | .49*** | .40*** |
| HBI-consequences | .65*** | .37*** | .71*** | .41*** | .26*** | .62*** | .50*** | .61*** | .43*** | .31*** |
| SSS (n = 943) | ||||||||||
| SSS-total | .30*** | .17*** | .36*** | .16*** | .20*** | |||||
| IAT (n = 943) | ||||||||||
| IAT-total | .36*** | .29*** | .34*** | .23*** | .25*** | |||||
| ISST (n = 943) | ||||||||||
| ISST-total | .46*** | .38*** | .43*** | .27*** | .41*** | |||||
| ISST-compulsivity | .45*** | .36*** | .42*** | .28*** | .37*** | |||||
| ISST-solitary | .36*** | .28*** | .35*** | .19*** | .37*** | |||||
| ISST-social | .27*** | .18*** | .26*** | .19*** | .22*** | |||||
| ISST-money | .15*** | .08*** | .16*** | .13*** | .08*** | |||||
| ISST-severity | .28*** | .37*** | .18*** | .11*** | .29*** | |||||
Note: SAST: Sexual Addiction Screening Test; SCS: Sexual Compulsivity Scale; HBI: Hypersexual Behavior Inventory; SSS: Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale; IAT: Internet Addiction Test; ISST: Internet Sex Screening Test.
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