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Table 4.

Internal validity of the 2-cluster solution

Symptoms scale	Sample 1 (n = 1,581)				Sample 2 (n = 1,318)
Symptoms scale	Cluster 1 (non-CSBD, n = 1,421) M (SD) or %	Cluster 2 (CSBD, n = 160) M (SD) or %	Inferential statistic	Effect size	Cluster 1 (non-CSBD, n = 1,215) M (SD) or %	Cluster 2 (CSBD, n = 103) M (SD) or %	Inferential statistic	Effect size
CSBD symptoms (composite index) ^a
Loss of control	−0.16 (0.43)	1.42 (0.80)	t = −39.18***	d = 2.46	−0.15 (0.43)	1.76 (0.88)	t = −38.25***	d = 2.75
Neglect	−0.17 (0.51)	1.56 (0.87)	t = −37.46***	d = 2.42	−0.15 (0.46)	1.83 (1.27)	t = −33.97***	d = 2.07
Unable to stop	−0.13 (0.57)	1.16 (0.96)	t = −25.07***	d = 1.63	−0.12 (0.61)	1.61 (0.89)	t = −26.40***	d = 2.26
Continued engagement despite interference	−0.11 (0.34)	1.06 (0.73)	t = −34.99***	d = 2.05	−0.11 (0.42)	1.38 (0.77)	t = −31.61***	d = 2.40
Coping	−0.12 (0.62)	1.14 (0.82)	t = −23.71***	d = 1.73	−0.10 (0.67)	1.22 (0.86)	t = −18.87***	d = 1.71
Preoccupation, salience, and self-perceived severity	−0.13 (0.46)	1.22 (0.68)	t = −33.04***	d = 2.32	−0.12 (.49)	1.41 (0.65)	t = −29.50***	d = 2.65
Prevalence of CSBD according to different cut-offs
Participants above HBI cut-off score (HBI ≥53)^b	0.7%	58.3%	χ² = −759.32***	V = 0.70	0.7%	63.1%	χ² = −707.74***	V = 0.73
Participants above SCS cut-off score (SCS ≥2 4)^c	1.5%	59.0%	χ² = −690.85***	V = 0.66	1.2%	43.7%	χ² = −393.86***	V = 0.54
Participants above SAST cut-off score (SAST >13)^d	0.1%	30.1%	χ² = −426.50***	V = 0.52	2.6%	52.4%	χ² = −385.97***	V = 0.54

Note. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001

^{^a}

Cluster means are expressed as z-scores.

^{^b}

^{^c}

Parsons, Bimbi, and Halkitis (2001) proposed that values ≥24 on the SCS may indicate severe sexual compulsivity like symptoms.

^{^d}