TY - JOUR
T1 - Where Do Sexual Dysfunctions Fit into the Meta-Structure of Psychopathology? A Factor Mixture Analysis
AU - Forbes, Miriam K.
AU - Baillie, Andrew J.
AU - Schniering, Carolyn A.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Sexual dysfunctions have not been included in research on the broad structure of psychopathology to date, despite their high prevalence and impact on quality of life. Preliminary research has shown that they may fit well in an internalizing spectrum, alongside depressive and anxiety disorders. This study compared dimensional and categorical models of the relationships between depression, anxiety, and sexual problems with “hybrid” models (i.e., factor mixture analyses), which combine dimensional and categorical components simultaneously. Participants (n = 1000) were selectively recruited to include a range of symptom levels, and completed a series of self-report measures online. A hybrid model that combined dimensional and categorical components fit best for men and women. Taken together, the results are consistent with a nosology that explicitly recognizes the relationships between the diagnostic chapters of depressive and anxiety disorders and sexual dysfunctions, but still maintains discrete diagnoses, which is compatible with the structure of the DSM-5 and upcoming ICD-11.
AB - Sexual dysfunctions have not been included in research on the broad structure of psychopathology to date, despite their high prevalence and impact on quality of life. Preliminary research has shown that they may fit well in an internalizing spectrum, alongside depressive and anxiety disorders. This study compared dimensional and categorical models of the relationships between depression, anxiety, and sexual problems with “hybrid” models (i.e., factor mixture analyses), which combine dimensional and categorical components simultaneously. Participants (n = 1000) were selectively recruited to include a range of symptom levels, and completed a series of self-report measures online. A hybrid model that combined dimensional and categorical components fit best for men and women. Taken together, the results are consistent with a nosology that explicitly recognizes the relationships between the diagnostic chapters of depressive and anxiety disorders and sexual dysfunctions, but still maintains discrete diagnoses, which is compatible with the structure of the DSM-5 and upcoming ICD-11.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84947765470&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10508-015-0613-2
DO - 10.1007/s10508-015-0613-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 26590042
AN - SCOPUS:84947765470
SN - 0004-0002
VL - 45
SP - 1883
EP - 1896
JO - Archives of Sexual Behavior
JF - Archives of Sexual Behavior
IS - 8
ER -