Sex addiction may be more common than previously thought. Findings of a new research suggest that up to 8 percent of Americans struggle to control their sexual urges.
Janna Dickenson of the University of Minnesota and colleagues said that 10 percent of men and 7 percent of women claim to have significant levels of stress and dysfunctions linked to their sexual thoughts or behaviors.
In their new study, which was published in the JAMA Network Open on Friday, Nov. 9, Dickenson and colleagues looked at the data of more than 2,300 adults between 18 and 50 years old from all 50 U.S states who participated in the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior.
The researchers then rated the participants’ distress and impairment associated with difficulty controlling sexual urges, feelings and behaviors using a scale known as the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory, or CSBI.
A score of at least 35 on a scale of 0 to 65 indicated clinically relevant levels of distress and/or impairment.
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