Inhibitory Control, Use of Online Sexual Material and Sexual Compulsivity in High School Adolescents from Northern Mexico

Abstract

This cross-sectional predictive correlational study hypothesizes the influence that the inhibitory control and online sexual material has on sexual compulsivity in high school adolescents. Simple random sampling was performed to select groups of high school adolescents (n = 347). Two instruments with acceptable psychometric properties and a neuropsychological test were used. A significant positive relationship was identified between phase 1 reaction time (r_s= .16, p < .01), type of online sexual material (r_s = .36, p < .01), coercive use (r_s = .44, p < .01), problematic use (r_s = .15, p < .01) and sexual compulsivity. The omission of both phases, reaction time, consultation of fetish sexual material, dominant, exploratory, and dependence, explained 22.1% of the variance in the sexual compulsivity of adolescents. The simple linear regression model was statistically significant (F_[7,267] = 10.840, p < .001). Our findings show that omission (lack of attention), reaction time (impulsivity), and online sexual material influence sexual compulsivity.

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