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Cybersex and Attachment Styles: Proposal of the Emotional and Relational Aspects in Cybersex Activities (ERACA) Questionnaire

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  • Andrea Baroncelli

    (Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy)

  • Maria Giulia Taddei

    (Independent Researcher, 51100 Pistoia, Italy)

  • Roberta Giommi

    (Istituto Internazionale di Sessuologia, Istituto Ricerca e Formazione, 50123 Florence, Italy)

  • Elena Lenzi

    (Istituto Internazionale di Sessuologia, Istituto Ricerca e Formazione, 50123 Florence, Italy)

  • Carolina Facci

    (Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy)

  • Enrica Ciucci

    (Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy)

Abstract

The current study presents the development and the initial validation of a new questionnaire to assess individual differences in emotional and relational aspects related to cybersex activities (i.e., the ERACA). A total of 246 adults (105 females, mean age = 31.89 years, SD = 10.03) coming from the general adult population participated in the study. The items of the ERACA were developed considering the extant literature, and an exploratory factor analysis approach indicated a three-factor structure (i.e., the gratification of the Self through the objectification of other people, the gratification of the Self through relational aspects, betrayal, and infidelity). The associations between the dimensions of the ERACA and dimensional measures of both attachment styles and online sexual behaviors indicated that different aspects related to the quality of the relationships play a different role in individual differences concerning emotional and relational aspects of cybersex activities. The discussion emphasizes the potential usefulness of the ERACA questionnaire for both research purposes and from a health-promoting point of view.

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  • Andrea Baroncelli & Maria Giulia Taddei & Roberta Giommi & Elena Lenzi & Carolina Facci & Enrica Ciucci, 2023. "Cybersex and Attachment Styles: Proposal of the Emotional and Relational Aspects in Cybersex Activities (ERACA) Questionnaire," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(24), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:24:p:7151-:d:1295645
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