ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Descriptive & Survey Study

Authors

Seyyed Hashemi   S.Gh. (* )
Shalchi   B. (1 )
Yaghoubi   H. (1 )






(* ) Psychology Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
(1 ) Psychology Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

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Article History

Received:   March  19, 2017
Accepted:   July 4, 2017
ePublished:   January 11, 2018

ABSTRACT

Aims High-risk and unsafe sexual behaviors are prevalent in individuals with drug use disorder, and sexual behaviors also play a key role in addiction treatment and general health of such individuals. Thus, regarding the sensitivity of this issue and the significance of research in the sexual behaviors field, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing hypersexual disorder and its dimensions in patients with drug use disorder and normal people.
Instruments & Methods In the present causal-comparative study, 100 men with drug use disorder, who were selected by purposive sampling and were referred to mid-term residential centers in Tabriz, Iran, were compared with 100 normal men, who were matched based on the demographic information of drug use disorder group in 2016. The data were collected by demographic and drug use style questionnaire and Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI). Using SPSS 22 software, the data were analyzed by independent t-test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Findings The mean score of hypersexual disorder was higher in people with drug use disorder than normal people, and 13% of scores were expressed by hypersexual disorder group (p<0.001).
Conclusion People with drug use disorder have higher hypersexual disorder than normal people.


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