Among the multiple controversies surrounding hypersexuality is the important issue of whether it constitutes a univocal construct. Although an initial study supported its homogeneity, more resent research has identified two separate subcomponents—problematic sexuality and sexual drive. The present survey study addressed this issue in a sample that included both in-person tested college students (n = 69) and online respondents (n = 339). A factor analysis of scales attempting to capture the indicators of each subcomponent of hypersexuality yielded two correlated, but separate factors. Whereas Problematic Sexuality (PS) comprised scales measuring sexual compulsivity, using sex as a coping mechanism, and the negative consequences of sexual behavior, Sexual Drive (SD) was defined by frequent sexual activity, preoccupation with sexual fantasies, a predilection for impersonal sexual behavior, and facile sexual arousal. These two subcomponents of hypersexuality were found to covary with different types of impulsivity, further supporting their discrimination and providing external validation for their differentiation. Contrary to a priori hypotheses, however, PS correlated highly with Callous/Manipulative/Risk-Taking as well as with a predicted Affective Instability/Behavioral Disinhibition factor, suggesting that PS may constitute an equifinality of separate developmental trajectories for those high on both subtypes of hypersexuality.

在围绕性欲亢进的众多争议中，一个重要的问题是它是否构成一个单一的概念。尽管最初的研究支持其同质性，但最近的研究发现了两个独立的子组成部分——有问题的性行为和性冲动。本调查研究在样本中解决了这个问题，其中包括现场测试的大学生 ( n  = 69) 和在线受访者 ( n  = 339)。试图捕捉性欲亢进每个子成分指标的量表因子分析产生了两个相关但独立的因子。有问题的性行为 (PS) 包括测量性强迫性、使用性作为应对机制以及性行为的负面后果的量表，而性欲 (SD) 的定义是频繁的性活动、对性幻想的关注、对客观性行为的偏好，以及容易的性唤起。人们发现性欲亢进的这两个子成分与不同类型的冲动共存，进一步支持了对它们的歧视，并为它们的分化提供了外部验证。然而，与先验假设相反，PS 与冷酷/操纵/冒险以及预测的情感不稳定/行为去抑制因素高度相关，这表明 PS 可能对那些在两种亚型上都高的人构成独立发展轨迹的等价性。性欲亢进。