A Validation Study of the Spanish Version of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI): Paper-and-Pencil Versus Online Administration.

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A Validation Study of the Spanish Version of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI): Paper-and-Pencil Versus Online Administration.

Rafael Ballester-arnal Beatriz Gil-juliá Jesús Castro-calvo Cristina Giménez-garcía María Dolores Gil-llario

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Adult Male 050103 clinical psychology Validation study gender invariance Psychometrics psychometric properties 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sexual Dysfunctions Psychological Pencil (mathematics)030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Paraphilic Disorders 05 social sciences Spanish translation Reproducibility of Results Spanish version Hispanic or Latino Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI)Middle Aged Clinical Psychology Sexual desire Hypersexuality Female medicine.symptom Psychology Administration (government)administration format invariance Clinical psychology

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Hypersexuality is a problematic behavior characterized by the combination of an excessive sexual desire and the pathological inability to control it. This study presents the psychometric properties of the Spanish paper-and-pencil and online versions of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI), one of the most popular scales to assess this issue. 2250 participants (1070 men) completed a translated version of the HBI (1450 in paper-and-pencil; 800 online). The EFA yielded three factors that explained 67.53% of total variance for the HBI paper-and-pencil version. This factor structure was confirmed in the HBI online version through CFA. Factorial, structural, scalar and error variance invariance according to gender was also confirmed through multigroup CFA. Reliability of the total score and subscales ranged between .89-.96. Likewise, correlations with other related scales were positive and significant (r between .511-.743). Temporal stability 1-year after the first application was .77 (paper-and-pencil format) and .68 (online version). These results support the reliability and validity of the HBI and justify its use in the assessment of hypersexuality in Spanish-speaking countries.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2019-01-18	Journal of sexmarital therapy

10.1080/0092623x.2018.1518886 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30657020