2024
Cross-cultural Validation of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages
Ballester-Arnal R, Elipe-Miravet M, Castro-Calvo J, Beltrán-Martínez P, Nagy L, Koós M, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Chen J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fernandez E, Fujiwara H, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam M, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lin C, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib S, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Cross-cultural Validation of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages. Sexuality Research And Social Policy 2024, 1-23. DOI: 10.1007/s13178-024-01040-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArizona Sexual Experience ScaleSexual Experience ScaleSexual function problemsExperiences ScaleOne-factor solutionSexual functionCross-cultural validitySexual orientationCross-cultural differencesMulti-national sampleAsexual participantsResidual invariancePsychometric examinationConvergent validityPsychometric propertiesSexual function issuesSex driveInternal consistencyPolicy ImplicationsThe findingsImplicationsThe findingsFunctional problemsWell-beingTailored interventionsOrgasmLanguageSpanish Validation of the Brief Pornography Screen Within a Clinical Sample of Individuals with Gambling Disorder
Tarragón E, Testa G, Granero R, Potenza M, Kraus S, Uríszar J, Chiclana Actis C, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S, Mestre-Bach G. Spanish Validation of the Brief Pornography Screen Within a Clinical Sample of Individuals with Gambling Disorder. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2024, 1-10. PMID: 39358592, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-024-02986-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pornography ScreenProblematic pornography useClinical sample of individualsConfirmatory factor analysisGambling disorderSample of individualsPsychometric propertiesLow self-directednessOne-factor solutionAdequate psychometric propertiesClinical samplesGeneral psychopathologySelf-directednessBehavioral addictionsImpulsive tendenciesConvergent validityPornography usePsychological distressScreening instrumentSpanish versionSpanish validationFactor analysisBriefDisordersIndividualsReliability generalization Meta-Analysis and psychometric review of the Gaming Disorder test (GDT): Evaluating internal consistency
Jahrami H, Husain W, Lin C, Björling G, Potenza M, Pakpour A. Reliability generalization Meta-Analysis and psychometric review of the Gaming Disorder test (GDT): Evaluating internal consistency. Addictive Behaviors Reports 2024, 20: 100563. PMID: 39282470, PMCID: PMC11399696, DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternal consistencyCronbach's alphaMeta-analysisPsychometric propertiesInternational Classification of DiseasesEvaluate internal consistencyExcellent internal consistencyClassification of DiseasesRisk of biasPublic health issueReliability generalization meta-analysisPsychometric reviewInternational ClassificationStudy qualityQualitative synthesisHealth issuesPre-registrationPsychometric testsGaming Disorder TestComprehensive searchDiverse populationsSample characteristicsPsychometric dataAnalyzed studiesGaming disorderWhy Do People Watch Pornography? Cross-Cultural Validation of the Pornography Use Motivations Scale (PUMS) and Its Short Form (PUMS-8)
Koós M, Nagy L, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Gaudet É, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chang Y, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fujiwara H, Fernandez E, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Hsieh Y, Islam S, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strizek J, Štulhofer A, team N, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Why Do People Watch Pornography? Cross-Cultural Validation of the Pornography Use Motivations Scale (PUMS) and Its Short Form (PUMS-8). The Journal Of Sex Research 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-16. PMID: 38905162, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2024.2359641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPornography useSexual orientationPornography use motivationsMotivation ScaleGender identityPornographySexual pleasureShort formMeasurement invariance testingGenderExamined countriesCountriesCross-cultural validityAssess different typesMulticultural sampleFrequent motivationPsychometric propertiesInvariance testingPublic healthShort scalesMotivationMotivational backgroundGeographic regionsIdentityPeopleThe short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations
Lin C, Tsai M, Koós M, Nagy L, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fernandez E, Fujiwara H, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam S, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Milea I, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, team S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strizek J, Štulhofer A, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. The short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations. International Journal Of Clinical And Health Psychology 2024, 24: 100461. PMID: 38706570, PMCID: PMC11067538, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender identitySexual orientationSexual orientation groupsGlobal survey dataPublic health surveySexuality SurveyConfirmatory factor analysisSurvey dataOrientation groupsUnidimensional factor structureSexual wellbeingSexual problemsHealth SurveyFactor structureMeasurement invarianceGenderCountriesIdentityPsychometric propertiesSexualitySociodemographic characteristicsDistress ScaleSexual Distress ScaleMulti-group confirmatory factor analysisMulti-group CFASpecific Internet Disorders in University Students in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Psychometric Properties with Invariance Testing for the Traditional Chinese Version of the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-Use Disorders (ACSID-11)
Huang Y, Ruckwongpatr K, Chen J, Pakpour A, Siaw Y, Nadhiroh S, Kukreti S, Chen J, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Lin C. Specific Internet Disorders in University Students in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Psychometric Properties with Invariance Testing for the Traditional Chinese Version of the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-Use Disorders (ACSID-11). International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-34. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01270-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory factor analysisTraditional Chinese versionInternet-use disordersTest-retest reliabilityChinese versionPsychometric propertiesUniversity studentsInternal consistencyMulti-group confirmatory factor analysisInternet-useRobust psychometric evidenceFour-factor structureLevels of test-retest reliabilityTest internal consistencyHong Kong sampleInternet disorderFactor structurePsychometric instrumentsPsychometric evidenceGerman sampleConcurrent validityInvariance testingConstruct validityFactor analysisFollow-up studyProblematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools
Bőthe B, Nagy L, Koós M, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Consortium I, Kraus S. Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools. Addiction 2024, 119: 928-950. PMID: 38413365, DOI: 10.1111/add.16431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pornography ScreenProblematic pornography usePornography useSexual orientationSex surveysProblematic Pornography Consumption ScaleSexual orientation-based differencesSexual orientation-related differencesPsychometric propertiesOrientation-related differencesBehavior disorder diagnosisConfirmatory factor analysisInter-factor correlationsDisorder diagnosisTreatment-seekingGender-based differencesInternational Statistical Classification of DiseasesStatistical Classification of DiseasesConsumption scaleFactor analysisInternational Statistical ClassificationSexual behaviorGenderCountriesWestern countriesGlobal cross-cultural validation of a brief measure for identifying potential suicide risk in 42 countries
Gewirtz-Meydan A, Koós M, Nagy L, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fujiwara H, Fernandez E, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam M, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lin C, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, NA S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib S, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strong C, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Global cross-cultural validation of a brief measure for identifying potential suicide risk in 42 countries. Public Health 2024, 229: 13-23. PMID: 38382177, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-report studyP4 screenerRisk of suicidal behaviorRates of suicidal ideationCross-sectional self-report studySuicide risk assessmentIdentification of high-risk individualsSuicidal ideation ratesSuicide prevention strategiesPotential suicide riskCross-cultural validityHigh-risk individualsSuicidal behaviorSuicidal ideationGender minority individualsSuicide riskIdeation ratesDiscriminant validityConvergent validityPsychometric propertiesCutoff scoreSubstance useAdequate reliabilityStructural validityPrevention strategies
2023
The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction
Pakpour A, Jafari E, Zanjanchi F, Potenza M, Lin C. The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2023, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-023-01216-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial media addictionPsychological distressMedia addictionInternet addictionFactor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisPromising psychometric propertiesExploratory factor analysisMood modificationRasch modelDifferential itemPsychometric propertiesAddiction ScaleStrong factor loadingsInternal consistencyPsychometric evidenceAddictionEarly interventionSecond sampleFactor loadingsPsychometric testingOnline surveyDistressItemsFirst samplePsychometric properties of the Persian version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire-short (CERQ-P-short): Reliability, validity, factor structure, treatment sensitivity, and measurement invariance
Hasani J, Emadi Chashmi S, Zakiniaeiz Y, Potenza M. Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire-short (CERQ-P-short): Reliability, validity, factor structure, treatment sensitivity, and measurement invariance. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 170: 1-10. PMID: 38096672, PMCID: PMC11131131, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderMeasurement invarianceGeneralized anxietyEmotion regulationSubstance use disordersMaladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategiesCognitive emotion regulation strategiesCognitive Emotion Regulation QuestionnaireDiscriminant validityFactor structureTreatment sensitivityCognitive emotion regulationEmotion regulation strategiesEmotion Regulation QuestionnairePsychometric propertiesDepression Anxiety Stress Scale-21Anxiety Stress Scale-21Good measurement invarianceStress Scale-21Test-retest coefficientsCERQScale-21Fit indicesAdult psychiatric patientsAlpha coefficientSpanish Validation of the Long and Short Versions of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS and PPCS-6) in Adolescents
Villena-Moya A, Granero R, Chiclana-Actis C, Potenza M, Blycker G, Demetrovics Z, Bőthe B, Steward T, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S, Mestre‑Bach G. Spanish Validation of the Long and Short Versions of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS and PPCS-6) in Adolescents. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2023, 53: 673-687. PMID: 37845419, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02700-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents
Lin C, Potenza M, Pontes H, Pakpour A. Psychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents. BMC Psychology 2023, 11: 326. PMID: 37817223, PMCID: PMC10566088, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01368-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaming Disorder TestPsychological distressClassical test theoryPsychometric propertiesIranian adolescentsRasch analysisTest theorySubstantial differential itemICD-11 criteriaDifferential itemDistressAdolescentsPsychiatric conditionsGamingInsomniaShort instrumentPersian versionMethodsThe present studyEleventh RevisionItems
2022
Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Bangla Version of the Brief Pornography Screen in Men and Women
Islam M, Tasnim R, Sujan M, Bőthe B, Ferdous M, Sikder M, Kraus S, Potenza M. Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Bangla Version of the Brief Pornography Screen in Men and Women. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 22: 766-780. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00903-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples
Kraus SW, Gola M, Grubbs JB, Kowalewska E, Hoff RA, Lew-Starowicz M, Martino S, Shirk SD, Potenza MN. Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2020, 9: 259-271. PMID: 32644937, PMCID: PMC8939429, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderMale patientsU.S. representative sampleU.S. veteransBehavior disorderHigh internal consistencyReceiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curveCharacteristic curveOne-factor solutionFactor structureOperating Characteristic curveFive-itemPolish adultsSexual behavior disorderInternal consistencyPsychometric propertiesRepresentative sampleDiscriminant validityProblematic pornography useScoresItem endorsementStudy 1PatientsIndependent samplesCurrent gaps
2019
Modeling intrinsic spirituality in gambling disorder
Gavriel-Fried B, Moretta T, Potenza M. Modeling intrinsic spirituality in gambling disorder. Addiction Research & Theory 2019, 28: 204-210. DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2019.1622002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Health Questionnaire-9Generalized Anxiety Disorder ScaleGambling disorderIntrinsic spiritualityAnxiety Disorder ScaleSubstance use problemsQuestionnaire-9Levels of psychopathologyDiagnostic criteriaTreatment centersLifetime gambling disorderIsraeli individualsGood psychometric propertiesSignificant associationDisordersDisorder ScaleDepressionSubstance addictionRole of spiritualityPsychometric propertiesSeverityPotential linkAdditional researchGroup of individualsPsychometric characteristics