Childhood trauma tied to sexual narcissism and hypersexual behavior | NYGazet

Researchers report that sexual narcissism may serve as a psychological link between childhood trauma and compulsive sexual behavior. Participants with compulsive sexual behavior reported more trauma, greater sexual narcissism, and higher hypersexuality scores than controls.

A study conducted in Israel found that higher levels of childhood trauma were associated with heightened sexual narcissism and hypersexual behavior. Statistical analysis indicated that sexual narcissism may mediate the link between childhood trauma a... [4108 chars]