A Bridge of Distress: Distress as the Critical Mediator Between Substance Use Disorders and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Among Women

Yaniv Efrati; Keren Goldman; Katya Levin; Paola Rosca

doi:10.1007/s11469-022-00964-1

A Bridge of Distress: Distress as the Critical Mediator Between Substance Use Disorders and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Among Women

Yaniv Efrati
, Keren Goldman
, Katya Levin
, Paola Rosca

Bar-Ilan University - Faculty of Education

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Abstract

Although substantial advances have been made in the field, only scant research has been conducted on substance use among women. In the current study (n = 132), we examined possible intermediate processes that could underline the high comorbidity between substance use disorders (SUDs), compulsive sexual behavior (CSBD), and risky sexual behaviors (RSB) among women: emotion regulation, distress, and perceived social support (PSS). Results indicate that women with SUDs have more prevalent RSB and higher CSBD symptoms than healthy controls. Using a model with SUD as a dependent measure, intermediate factors as mediators, and CSBD and RSB as outcomes, we found that women with SUDs had more significant sensations of distress and lowered PSS than healthy controls. However, only distress mediated the association between SUDs, CSBD, and RSB. The findings provide insights into the intermediate processes that intertwined addictive behaviors and an opportunity for developing novel and successful treatments for women.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1900-1920
Number of pages	21
Journal	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Volume	22
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00964-1
State	Published - Aug 2024

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This work was supported by a grant from the “Israel Authority for Prevention of Violence, Alcohol and Drug Use” to Dr. Efrati. The funding source had no involvement in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.

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Israel Authority for Prevention of Violence

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Keywords

Compulsive sexual behaviors
Distress
Emotion regulation
Mental health
Perceived social support
Risky sexual behavior
Substance use

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