How <i>WEIRD</i> and Androcentric Is Sex Research? Global Inequities in Study Populations

Klein, Verena; Savaş, Özge; Conley, Terri D.

doi:10.1080/00224499.2021.1918050

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“…Following recent calls for integration and rigorous methodological designs in sex research, the ISS was designed and dedicated to understanding a wide range of sexual behaviors, with a focus on CSBD and PPU in diverse populations (Grubbs et al, 2020;Grubbs & Kraus, 2021;Klein et al, 2021). From theoretical and research perspectives, the ISS will provide well-validated, publicly available screening tools (e.g., CSBD-19, PPCS) for researchers, helping to address major issues in the field of potentially compulsive, impulsive, and addictive sexual behaviors research (e.g., difficulties comparing findings across studies given use of different measurements) that may eventually lead to a high-quality, unified assessment (Grubbs et al, 2020).…”

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“…From an applied perspective, in line with the World Health Organization's policy and expert recommendations (Chou, Cottler, Khosla, Reed, & Say, 2015;Stein, Szatmari, Gaebel, & Berk, 2020), several sexuality-related measures will be translated and adapted to different languages, and validated in many countries on five continents, including underserved populations and non-WEIRD countries that were underrepresented in previous studies (Grubbs et al, 2020;Klein et al, 2021). These scales will be freely accessible for healthcare professionals (e.g., psychologists), given that maladaptive sexual behaviors may result in severe functional impairment in different life domains (e.g., relationship issues; Kraus et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Addressing the limitations of previous studies (Grubbs et al, 2020;Grubbs & Kraus, 2021;Klein et al, 2021), the ISS is a theory-driven, large-scale, international, multi-lab, multilanguage study using cross-sectional survey methods, involving more than 40 countries from five continents. The ISS will provide well-validated, publicly available screening tools, and important insights to improve the theoretical understanding of CSBD and PPU, as well as help to identify empirically supported risk groups and risk and protective factors that may be targeted in future public health campaigns and intervention efforts.…”

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“…Although the study aims to use large, diverse samples, it will not be representative of all populations in each country, limiting the generalizability of the findings. Future studies will be needed to further examine the validity and reliability of the screening tools planned for use in the ISS in other populations (e.g., adolescents; B} othe, Vaillancourt-Morel, Dion, Stulhofer, & Bergeron, 2021) and corroborate the identified sexual profiles and profile correlates, with a special focus on non-WEIRD, nationally representative, and treatment-seeking samples (Grubbs et al, 2020;Klein et al, 2021). Moreover, given limits in the survey battery (e.g., relating to respondent burden), it will not be possible to assess all sexuality-related variables (e.g., use of sexual enhancement products; Corazza et al, 2014) or psychosocial characteristics (e.g., sexual self-esteem; Mitchell, Lewis, O'Sullivan, & Fortenberry, 2021) that may be relevant to CSBD, PPU, sexual well-being, or sexual health.…”

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“…To address this issue, the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale was developed (CSBD-19) (B} othe, Potenza, Griffiths, Kraus, et al, 2020), which is currently the only tool assessing CSBD based on the ICD-11 diagnostic guidelines. Although it was developed in an international manner (i.e., Germany, Hungary, and the US) and demonstrated strong psychometric properties, further examination is required to establish its psychometric properties (e.g., validity, reliability) in other populations, as it has only been tested in Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) countries (Klein, Savaş, & Conley, 2021).…”

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International Sex Survey: Study protocol of a large, cross-cultural collaborative study in 45 countries

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Background and aims Limitations of research into sexuality and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) include the use of simplistic methodological designs and the absence of quality and unified measurements, empirically supported theoretical models, and large, collaborative studies between laboratories. We aim to fill these gaps with the International Sex Survey (ISS, http://internationalsexsurvey.org/). Methods The ISS is a large-scale, international, multi-lab, multi-language study using cross-sectional survey methods, involving more than 40 countries. Participants responding to advertisements complete a self-report, anonymous survey on a secure online platform. Collaborators from each country collect a community sample of adults with a minimum sample size of 2,000 participants with a gender ratio of approximately 50–50% men and women, including diverse individuals with respect to sexuality and gender. The ISS includes a wide range of sociodemographic questions and scales assessing a diverse set of sexual behaviors, pornography use, psychological characteristics, and potential comorbid disorders. Analyses are conducted within a structural equation modeling framework, including variable (e.g., measurement invariance tests) and person-centered approaches (e.g., latent profile analysis). Discussion and conclusions The ISS will provide well-validated, publicly available screening tools, helping to eliminate significant measurement issues in the field of sexuality research and health care. It will provide important insights to improve the theoretical understanding of CSBD as well as help to identify empirically supported treatment targets for prevention and intervention programs. Following open-science practices and making study materials open-access, the ISS may serve as a blueprint for future large-scale research in addiction and sexuality research.

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