Sexual compulsivity, promiscuity and phallic stage of psychosexual development fixation

Abstract

This research explored the correlation between sexual compulsivity and the phallic stage fixation and promiscuous sexual behavior in the sample N=1711 participants, in young people from Serbia and B&H (19-25 years old). Standard regression analysis showed that the phallic stage fixation was the best predictor of sexual compulsivity (beta=0.347). The entire model explained only around 14% of the total variance, but only two predictors were significant: the phallic stage fixation and anal stage fixation - the former showing a higher beta coefficient (beta=0,347; p<0,001 and beta=0,092; p<0,001, respectively). Man-Whitney U test showed significant difference in the sexual compulsivity level between the fixated (Md=32, n=66) and non-fixated subjects (Md=14, n=1634), U=26785; p=0,000; z=-6,987; r=0,169. Sexually compulsive individuals showed greater proneness to the phallic stage fixation than non compulsives. Additionally, sexually compulsive and phallicstage-fixated individuals were more promiscuous and preferred the sex organs of their sexual partners as desired body parts.