Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire.

Autor: Efrati Y; 1Faculty of Education and Society and Culture, Beit-Berl College, Kefar Sava, Israel., Kolubinski DC; 2Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK., Caselli G; 2Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.; 3Sigmund Freud University, Milan, Italy., Spada MM; 2Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of behavioral addictions [J Behav Addict] 2020 Oct 01; Vol. 9 (3), pp. 797-807. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00062
Abstrakt: Background: Desire thinking is a voluntary cognitive process that involves the perseverative focus on memories, images and information related to a desired target. The aim of the present study was to validate the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ; Caselli & Spada, 2011) in a sample of adolescents and to investigate its relationship with measures of thought suppression, impulsivity and individual-based compulsive sexual behaviour.
Methods: In Study 1, a convenience sample of 718 adolescents completed the newly translated Desire Thinking Questionnaire in Hebrew (DTQ-H) and results were subjected to an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). In Study 2, a convenience sample of 379 adolescents completed a battery of questionnaires including the DTQ-H. A Confirmatory Factors Analysis was performed on the DTQ-H and validity was ascertained by correlating with other measures.
Results: In Study 1, a 9-item two-factor structure was identified. A 6-item two-factor structure was confirmed in Study 2. Results also indicated that the DTQ-H has acceptable levels of reliability, and good concurrent and incremental validity in predicting compulsive sexual behaviour.
Conclusions: The 6-item DTQ-H appears to be a reliable and valid measure of desire thinking and may be used also on adolescents - an understudied population.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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