Problematic pornography use represents a common feature reported by those with compulsive sexual behavior disorder. While prior research suggests US military veterans may experience disproportional rates of problematic pornography use, few comparative studies exist. Moreover, no measurement invariance analyses between veterans and non-veterans exist on measures designed to assess problematic pornography use. The purposes of the present report were to explore whether differences exist between veteran and non-veteran men on indices of problematic pornography use, determine whether veteran status is associated with an exacerbation of psychological distress in conjunction with problematic pornography use, and establish measurement invariance psychometric data between veteran and non-veteran men on the Brief Pornography Screen (Kraus et al., 2020). We analyzed data drawn from a nationally representative panel of men from the USA (N = 658 non-veterans, N = 186 veterans). When adjusting for age, veteran men experienced significantly more problematic pornography use compared to non-veteran men. A substantial moderation effect was also evident, with veterans experiencing significantly more psychological distress associated with their problematic pornography use (β = .65) compared to non-veterans (β = .29), while adjusting for age and pornography use frequency. The Brief Pornography Screen demonstrated residual invariance (i.e., measurement equivalence of factor structure, loadings, intercepts, and errors) between veteran and non-veteran men. Clinicians working with veterans should explore how pornography use is related to their mental health. The Brief Pornography Screen is an effective tool to assess problematic pornography viewing in veteran and non-veteran men.

有问题的色情使用是强迫性行为障碍者报告的一个共同特征。尽管先前的研究表明，美国退伍军人可能会遇到使用色情制品的比例不成比例的情况，但很少有比较研究。而且，在旨在评估有问题的色情使用的措施上，不存在退伍军人与非退伍军人之间的度量不变性分析。本报告的目的是探讨在有问题的色情内容使用指标上退伍军人与非退伍军人之间是否存在差异，确定退伍军人的身份是否与有问题的色情内容使用相关联，加剧了心理困扰，并建立了测量不变性心理计量学简短色情屏幕上的老兵和非老兵之间的数据（Kraus等人，2020年）。N  = 658名非退伍军人，N  = 186名退伍军人）。调整年龄后，与非老龄男性相比，老龄男性的色情使用问题要多得多。大幅减轻效果也很明显，退伍军人经历与它们有问题的色情使用相关显著精神压力（β=  0.65 ）相比，非退伍军人（β=  0.29 ），同时根据年龄和色情内容的使用频率进行调整。简短的色情屏幕显示了退伍军人与非退伍军人之间的剩余不变性（即，因子结构，负荷，截距和错误的等价度量）。与退伍军人合作的临床医生应探索色情制品的使用如何与他们的心理健康相关。“简短色情内容屏幕”是评估老兵和非老兵男人观看有问题的色情内容的有效工具。