Prior studies on sex addiction have mostly relied on a narrow range of risk factors among small and heterogeneous samples. The purpose of the present study was to examine the psychological markers related to sex addiction in a large-scale community sample of Turkish adults. A total of 24,380 individuals completed a survey comprising the Sex Addiction Risk Questionnaire, the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, the Personal-Wellbeing Index Adult Form, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (50% males; mean age = 31.79 years; age range = 18 to 81 years). Utilizing hierarchical regression analysis, sex addiction was associated with being male, being younger, having a lower education level, being single, being an alcohol and nicotine user, psychiatric distress, low personal wellbeing, positive and negative affect, alexithymia, and anxious attachment. This study suggests that socio-demographic factors and aforementioned detrimental psychological factors exacerbate higher engagement in addictive sexual behaviors among the Turkish community. However, more studies are needed to better understand the factors associated with sex addiction in Turkey.

先前关于性成瘾的研究主要依赖于小型和异质样本中狭窄的风险因素。本研究的目的是在土耳其成年人的大规模社区样本中研究与性成瘾有关的心理标记。共有24,380人完成了一项调查，包括性成瘾风险问卷，简要症状清单，正负影响时间表，成年个人幸福指数，多伦多Alexithymia量表和亲密经历修订版（50） ％男性；平均年龄= 31.79岁；年龄范围= 18至81岁）。通过分层回归分析，性成瘾与男性，年轻，受教育程度较低，单身，酗酒和尼古丁使用者，精神病困扰，个人幸福感低下，正面和负面影响，运动障碍和焦虑依恋。这项研究表明，社会人口因素和上述有害的心理因素加剧了土耳其社区上瘾性行为的更多参与。但是，需要进行更多的研究才能更好地了解土耳其与性成瘾有关的因素。