A pilot study of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors in adults

Tedesco, Amy; Msw, John R. Bola

doi:10.1080/10720169708400138

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“…In Carnes' pioneering work (1991), almost all sex addicts (97%) reported exposure to traumatic childhood experience -a substantially higher percentage than other types of addictions (e.g., 54% in substance [Konstenius et al, 2017]; 74% in gambling [Schwaninger et al, 2017]) and nonclinical population (3-60%; Heath, Bean & Feinauer, 1996;Kinzl et al, 1995). In a study by Tedesco and Bola, (1997), of 45 individuals who identified as sex addicts (24 male, 21 female), 96% (n=43) reported having experienced childhood sexual abuse. In a study about compulsive cybersex, Schwartz and Southern (2007) reported 76% of women and 58% of men were the victims of abuse in childhood (21 female, 19 male).…”

Section: Adverse Childhood Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Pathways to Sex Addiction: Relationships with Adverse Childhood Experience, Attachment, Narcissism, Self-Compassion and Motivation in a Gender-Balanced Sample

Kotera

Rhodes

2019

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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Research about sex addiction and its relationships with other constructs remains unexplored.We recruited a gender-balanced sample (53 men, 51 women) who responded to measures of sex addiction, adverse childhood experience, adult attachment, narcissism, self-compassion and motivation. Sex addiction was found to be statistically significantly associated with these constructs. Anxious attachment statistically significantly mediated the relationship between adverse childhood experience and sex addiction and the relationship between narcissism and sex addiction. Self-compassion did not statistically significantly moderate the relationship between anxious attachment and sex addiction. Therapeutic approaches targeting attachment and narcissism such as relation-based or mindfulness-based interventions are recommended.

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Section: Adverse Childhood Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Pathways to Sex Addiction: Relationships with Adverse Childhood Experience, Attachment, Narcissism, Self-Compassion and Motivation in a Gender-Balanced Sample

Kotera

Rhodes

2019

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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“…Sex addicts come from rigidly disengaged families in which other family members are addicts (Earle, Crow, & Osbourne, 1989;Carnes, 1991). They also report substantial histories of abuse including sexual (Schwarz & Galperin, 1996; Carnes & Delmonico, 1996;Miller, 1996;Tedesco & Bola, 1997), and they manifest other addictive and compulsive behaviors. Finally, there is profound despair at being able to stop their behavior.…”

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The case for sexual anorexia: An interim report on 144 patients with sexual disorders

Carnes

1998

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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“…It appears that some adolescent males eroticize OSA experiences and deny them as abusive. Experiencing OSA may be one factor leading to sexual compulsivity in men [ 44 – 46 ].…”

Section: Overt Sexual Abusementioning

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Sexual Issues in Treating Trauma Survivors

Zoldbrod

2014

Curr Sex Health Rep

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The effect of interpersonal trauma on sexuality can be profound. The field of sexual trauma is complex empirically and clinically, with contradictory theories and conflicting data. Research definitions and treatment protocols for child sexual abuse are very imprecise. There are no firm, empirically proven guidelines for treating men and women who have been sexually abused as children or adolescents. Overt sexual abuse (OSA) in children and adolescents is defined here as molestation, rape, or incest. Research has shown that OSA may, but does not necessarily, lead to sexual dysfunction in adulthood. The effects of OSA are worsened by concurrent types of family of origin abuse, such as emotional abuse or physical abuse. One factor that seems related to the varying impact of OSA on adult sexuality is the patients’ family of origin experience with nonsexual Milestones of Sexual Development. Without positive experiences with touch, trust and empathy, the ability to relax and be soothed, and power, the effects of OSA are potentiated and complicated. Sexuality is embodied, so experiences with touch are particularly important when working with OSA. A three-color Body Map technique which assesses stored associations to touch is provided. The concept of developmental sexual trauma (DST) is introduced as a way to label traumagenic family events which potentiate OSA or negatively effect sex but which are not explicitly sexual in origin. Strategies to assess and treat OSA are reviewed. Body Maps are recommended to assess and treat sexual trauma.

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A pilot study of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behaviors in adults

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Pathways to Sex Addiction: Relationships with Adverse Childhood Experience, Attachment, Narcissism, Self-Compassion and Motivation in a Gender-Balanced Sample

Pathways to Sex Addiction: Relationships with Adverse Childhood Experience, Attachment, Narcissism, Self-Compassion and Motivation in a Gender-Balanced Sample

The case for sexual anorexia: An interim report on 144 patients with sexual disorders

Sexual Issues in Treating Trauma Survivors

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