Hypersexual Behavior Inventory.

HBI

What it measures

hypersexual behaviour - Control (difficulty controlling sexual thoughts/urges/behaviour), Coping (using sex to cope with negative affect/stress), and Consequences

Length and format

19 items. 5-point frequency (1-5); three subscales + total; higher = more hypersexuality (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

several incl. ES, DE, IT, PT, HU, ZH; used internationally in problematic-sexual-behaviour research

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Reid, R. C., Garos, S., & Carpenter, B. N. (2011). Reliability, validity, and psychometric development of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory in an outpatient sample of men. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 18(1), 30-51.