Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across Multiple Samples. Kraus, S. W., Gola, M., Grubbs, J. B., Kowalewska, E., Hoff, R. A., Lew-Starowicz, M., Martino, S., Shirk, S. D., & Potenza, M. N. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(2):259–271, Akadémiai Kiadó, February, 2020.
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$<$section class="abstract"$><$h2 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e2"$>$Abstract$<$/h2$><$p$><$/p$><$div id="" class="section"$><$h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e6"$>$Background and Aims$<$/h3$><$p$>$To address current gaps around screening for problematic pornography use (PPU), we initially developed and tested a six-item Brief Pornography Screen (BPS) that asked about PPU in the past six months.$<$/p$><$/div$><$div id="" class="section"$><$h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e22"$>$Methods and Participants$<$/h3$><$p$>$We recruited five independent samples from the U.S. and Poland to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BPS. In Study 1, we evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and elements of validity using a sample of 224 U.S. veterans. One item from the BPS was dropped in Study 1 due to low item endorsement. In Studies 2 and 3, we further investigated the five-item the factor structure of the BPS and evaluated its reliability and validity in two national U.S. representative samples ($<$em$>$N$<$/em$>$ = 1,466, $<$em$>$N$<$/em$>$ = 1,063, respectively). In Study 4, we confirmed the factor structure and evaluated its validity and reliability using a sample of 703 Polish adults. In Study 5, we calculated the suggested cut-off score for the screen using a sample of 105 male patients seeking treatment for compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD).$<$/p$><$/div$><$div id="" class="section"$><$h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e35"$>$Results$<$/h3$><$p$>$Findings from a principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor solution which yielded high internal consistency ($<$em$>$α$<$/em$>$ = 0.89–0.90), and analyses further supported elements of construct, convergent, criterion, and discriminant validity of the newly developed screen. Results from a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve suggested a cut-off score of four or higher for detecting possible PPU.$<$/p$><$/div$><$div id="" class="section"$><$h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e45"$>$Conclusions$<$/h3$><$p$>$The BPS appears to be psychometrically sound, short, and easy to use in various settings with high potential for use in populations across international jurisdictions.$<$/p$><$/div$><$/section$>$
@article{krausValidationBriefPornography2020,
  title = {Validation of a {{Brief Pornography Screen}} across Multiple Samples},
  author = {Kraus, Shane W. and Gola, Mateusz and Grubbs, Joshua B. and Kowalewska, Ewelina and Hoff, Rani A. and {Lew-Starowicz}, Michał and Martino, Steve and Shirk, Steven D. and Potenza, Marc N.},
  year = {2020},
  month = feb,
  journal = {Journal of Behavioral Addictions},
  volume = {9},
  number = {2},
  pages = {259--271},
  publisher = {{Akadémiai Kiadó}},
  issn = {2063-5303, 2062-5871},
  doi = {10.1556/2006.2020.00038},
  abstract = {{$<$}section class="abstract"{$><$}h2 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e2"{$>$}Abstract{$<$}/h2{$><$}p{$><$}/p{$><$}div id="" class="section"{$><$}h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e6"{$>$}Background and Aims{$<$}/h3{$><$}p{$>$}To address current gaps around screening for problematic pornography use (PPU), we initially developed and tested a six-item Brief Pornography Screen (BPS) that asked about PPU in the past six months.{$<$}/p{$><$}/div{$><$}div id="" class="section"{$><$}h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e22"{$>$}Methods and Participants{$<$}/h3{$><$}p{$>$}We recruited five independent samples from the U.S. and Poland to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BPS. In Study 1, we evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and elements of validity using a sample of 224 U.S. veterans. One item from the BPS was dropped in Study 1 due to low item endorsement. In Studies 2 and 3, we further investigated the five-item the factor structure of the BPS and evaluated its reliability and validity in two national U.S. representative samples ({$<$}em{$>$}N{$<$}/em{$>$} = 1,466, {$<$}em{$>$}N{$<$}/em{$>$} = 1,063, respectively). In Study 4, we confirmed the factor structure and evaluated its validity and reliability using a sample of 703 Polish adults. In Study 5, we calculated the suggested cut-off score for the screen using a sample of 105 male patients seeking treatment for compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD).{$<$}/p{$><$}/div{$><$}div id="" class="section"{$><$}h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e35"{$>$}Results{$<$}/h3{$><$}p{$>$}Findings from a principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor solution which yielded high internal consistency ({$<$}em{$>$}α{$<$}/em{$>$} = 0.89–0.90), and analyses further supported elements of construct, convergent, criterion, and discriminant validity of the newly developed screen. Results from a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve suggested a cut-off score of four or higher for detecting possible PPU.{$<$}/p{$><$}/div{$><$}div id="" class="section"{$><$}h3 class="abstractTitle text-title my-1" id="d44e45"{$>$}Conclusions{$<$}/h3{$><$}p{$>$}The BPS appears to be psychometrically sound, short, and easy to use in various settings with high potential for use in populations across international jurisdictions.{$<$}/p{$><$}/div{$><$}/section{$>$}},
  chapter = {Journal of Behavioral Addictions},
  copyright = {All rights reserved},
  langid = {american},
  keywords = {*Erotica,*Sexual Behavior,Adult,Aged,Compulsive Behavior/*diagnosis,Female,Humans,Male,Middle Aged,Paraphilic Disorders/*diagnosis,Poland,Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/*standards,Psychometrics/*standards,Reproducibility of Results,United States},
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}
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