The Relationship between Compulsive Sexual Behavior, Religiosity, and Moral Disapproval

Eli Coleman; Todd Jennings; Neil Gleason; Samuel Danielson; Katja H. Nielsen; Michael H. Miner; Ryan Rahm-Knigge

doi:10.1080/0092623x.2022.2117746

The Relationship between Compulsive Sexual Behavior, Religiosity, and Moral Disapproval

Eli Coleman, Todd Jennings, Neil Gleason, Samuel Danielson, Katja H. Nielsen, Michael H. Miner, Ryan Rahm-Knigge

Family Medicine and Community Health (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) is associated with religiosity and moral disapproval for sexual behaviors, and religiosity and moral disapproval are often used interchangeably in understanding moral incongruence. The present study expands prior research by examining relationships between several religious orientations and CSB and testing how moral disapproval contributes to these relationships via mediation analysis. Results indicated that religious orientations reflecting commitment to beliefs and rigidity in adhering to beliefs predicted greater CSB. Additionally, moral disapproval mediated relationships between several religiosity orientations and CSB. Overall, findings suggest that religiosity and moral disapproval are related constructs that aid in understanding CSB presentations.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2022.2117746
State	Accepted/In press - 2022

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Keywords

Compulsive sexual behavior
hypersexuality
moral disapproval
religiosity
sexual addiction

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