Collegiate Sexual Addiction: Exploring Religious Coping and Attachment. (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Giordano, Amanda L.; Cashwell, Craig S.; Lankford, Cody; King, Kelly; Henson, Robin K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of counseling and development. Volume 95:Number 2(2017:Apr.)
• Page Start: 135
• Page End: 144
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: sexual addiction -- religious coping -- attachment -- college; Vocational guidance -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Vocational education -- Periodicals; 361.0605
• DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12126
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-9633

Abstract

Abstract : Sexual addiction is prevalent among college students and warrants continued examination. Using a descriptive discriminant analysis, the authors assessed differences in attachment style and religious coping between students in the clinical range of sexual addiction ( n = 56) and those in the nonclinical range ( n = 270). Results indicated significant differences between the 2 groups, with a large effect size. Specifically, attachment anxiety and negative religious coping were most responsible for the explained variance.