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Kazneno-popravni zavod , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
On the sample of 1711 students (649 males and 1062 females) from Serbia (N=570) and BiH (N=1141), ranging from 19 to 25 years of age (M=21.88, SD=1.67), the relationships between sexual compulsivity levels and the onset and frequency of masturbatory and interpersonal sexual activities were explored. The Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS) of Kalichman and Rompa was used to determine sexual compulsivity levels, whereas the Questionnaire about sexuality for males and females was used in order to determine the onset and frequency of masturbatory and interpersonal sexual activities (once or several times per day, weekly, monthly, yearly, or never). Because of the extremely asymmetric distribution of sexual compulsivity levels in the entire sample, non-parametric statistical methods were used (Spearman’s ρ correlation coefficient, Kruskal-Wallis H, and Mann-Whitney U tests). Kruskal- Wallis test revealed significant differences among groups reporting various masturbation frequencies, H(4, N=1708)=514, p<.001, with the highest scores of sexual compulsivity within the group reporting masturbation once or several times a day. Significant differences were also found among groups reporting engagement in interpersonal sexual activities with different frequencies, H(4, N=1711)=403, p<.001, with the highest scores of sexual compulsivity among those reporting the engagement in interpersonal sexual activities once or several times a day. Results indicated negative correlation coefficients between sexual compulsivity levels and the onset of masturbatory (ρ=-.27, p<.001), as well as interpersonal sexual activities (ρ=-.32, p<.001). In other words, sexual compulsivity increases as the onsets of masturbatory and interpersonal sexual activities decrease. This trend is equivalent for both genders. Subjects engaging in masturbatory and interpersonal sexual activities once or several times a day tend to score higher in sexual compulsivity, comparing to others who engage in these sexual activities generally less frequent.
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