caa a22 4500 606231412 CHVBK 20210128101220.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-015-0574-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-015-0574-5 Syndemic Production and Sexual Compulsivity/Hypersexuality in Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men: Further Evidence for a Three Group Conceptualization [Elektronische Daten] [Jeffrey Parsons, H. Rendina, Raymond Moody, Ana Ventuneac, Christian Grov] Among gay and bisexual men (GBM), a syndemic describes a situation in which negative conditions (e.g., childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, depression, polysubstance use) co-occur such to amplify HIV risk. Research has suggested that sexual compulsivity (SC) may also be a syndemic condition. Between 2011 and 2013, 368 highly sexually active (9+ male partners in 90days) GBM completed a survey of syndemic factors as well as measures of sexual compulsivity (Sexual Compulsivity Scale [SCS]) and hypersexuality (hypersexual disorder screening inventory [HDSI]). Based on scores on the SCS and HDSI, participants were organized into three groups—negative on both ("Neither SC nor HD”); positive on the SCS only ("SC Only”), and positive on both the SCS and the HDSI ("Both SC and HD”). We found support for the utility of a three-group classification of sexual compulsivity/hypersexuality as one of the syndemic factors that contribute to HIV risk. The average number of syndemic factors experienced was lowest among those who experienced Neither SC nor HD and highest among the group that experienced Both SC and HD, with those experiencing SC Only falling between the two other groups. This study provided further evidence that sexual compulsivity/hypersexuality is a contributing factor to the syndemics model of HIV risk for GBM and that considering three levels of severity (i.e., SC along with HD) led to stronger model predictions than considering SC alone. SC/HD severity provides another modifiable target for HIV prevention intervention development. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Sexual compulsivity nationallicence Syndemics nationallicence Gay and bisexual men nationallicence HIV nationallicence Condom use nationallicence Sexual orientation nationallicence Parsons Jeffrey Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York, 695 Park Ave., 10065, New York, NY, USA aut Rendina H. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut Moody Raymond The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut Ventuneac Ana The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut Grov Christian The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/7(2015-10-01), 1903-1913 0004-0002 44:7<1903 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0574-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0574-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parsons Jeffrey Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York, 695 Park Ave., 10065, New York, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rendina H. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moody Raymond The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ventuneac Ana The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grov Christian The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, New York, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/7(2015-10-01), 1903-1913 0004-0002 44:7<1903 2015 44 10508