Abstract

Pornography is widely used, distributed, and researched. Nevertheless, few psychometric scales have yet to be developed that assesses this complex construct without pathologizing the behavior or labeling the behavior as problematic. The current study sought to develop a 34-item, purely behavioral and topographic measure of pornography consumption without assigning value to the behavior. In the current study (N = 317), we examine the overarching factor structure and provide initial evidence for the scale’s psychometric characteristics. In line with our hypotheses, we found a bifactor model with one general factor and four subfactors fit the data best; the scale was reliable, and scores were stable over time. Further, the current study provides initial evidence for the scale’s convergent validity in its relation to sexual sensation seeking, excessive pornography use, and gender as well as evidence for divergent validity by possessing small correlations with depressive symptoms and sexual satisfaction. Finally, the current study also provides initial evidence for the scale’s incremental validity and discusses limitations and ideas for future research.

摘要

色情制品被广泛使用、传播和研究。然而，尚未开发出很少的心理测量量表来评估这种复杂的结构，而不会将行为病理化或将行为标记为有问题。目前的研究试图开发一个 34 项目，纯粹的行为和地形测量色情消费，而不为行为分配价值。在当前的研究中 (N = 317)，我们检查了总体因素结构并为量表的心理测量特征提供了初步证据。与我们的假设一致，我们发现具有一个一般因素和四个子因素的双因素模型最适合数据；该量表是可靠的，随着时间的推移，分数是稳定的。此外，目前的研究为量表在寻求性感觉方面的收敛有效性提供了初步证据，过度使用色情内容和性别，以及通过与抑郁症状和性满意度之间的小相关性来证明不同有效性的证据。最后，当前的研究还为量表的增量有效性提供了初步证据，并讨论了未来研究的局限性和想法。