Cacioppo, Marco, Alessio Gori, Adriano Schimmenti, Roberto Baiocco, Fiorenzo Laghi, and Vincenzo Caretti.
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHIATRY 15, no. 1 (2018): 60-65.
Abstract
Objective: Internet pornography addiction typically involves viewing, downloading and trading online pornography or engagement in adult fantasy role-play. There are some well-validated inventories measuring perceived addiction to internet pornography but these instruments are often too long for a functionally use and fast scoring. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the cyber pornography addiction test (CYPAT), a new, brief, screening measure for assessing cyber pornography. Method: Participants of this study completed the CYPAT, the CPUI, the TAS-20 and the FACES-IV. Descriptive statistics were calculated and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were applied. Results: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient suggested excellent reliability of the measure. Results of this study revealed also good construct, convergent and divergent validity. Conclusions: CYPAT is a brief self-report screening scale composed of 11 items scored on a five-point Likert scale with good psychometrics properties. The implications of these findings for future theoretical and empirical research in this field are discussed.
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
1) Sometimes, I feel unable to control the watching of porn sites.
2) I neglected my partner or my family because I had to watch porn sites.
3) I ignored my commitments to look at porn sites.
4) I told myself to stop using online pornography but I didn’t succeed.
5) I feel that online pornography is like a drug for me
6) I have continued watching porn sites despite some negative consequences.
7) Sometimes, I watch porn sites to forget circumstances or painful situations.
8) Porn sites make me feel less alone
9) I have lost some important relationships because of watching porn sites.
10) I watch porn sites in contexts where I should not (e.g. in other people’s home, at school or at work …).
11) I get sexually aroused only when I watch online pornography.
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