BDSM and masochistic sexual fantasies in women with borderline personality disorder: simply on the spectrum of “normality” or source of suffering?

Table 7 Moderation analyses to predict distress from MF in women with BPD

Distress from MF in sexual fantasies (n = 83)
	B	95% CI for B		SE B	ß	R²	ΔR²
		LL	UL
Step 1						0.29	0.29^**
Constant	2.01	1.26	2.76	0.38
CSA	0.34	0.18	0.50	0.08	0.40^**
SM-Introj	0.24	0.09	0.38	0.07	0.31^*
age	-0.01	-0.04	0.01	0.01	− 0.08
Step 2						0.33	0.05^**
Constant	2.02	1.29	2.75	0.37
CSA	0.33	0.17	0.49	0.08	0.39^**
SM-Introj	0.24	0.09	0.37	0.07	0.31^*
age	-0.01	-0.04	0.01	0.01	− 0.09
SM * CSA	0.13	0.02	0.24	0.06	0.22^*
Distress from MF in masturbation fantasies (n = 82)
	B	95% CI for B		SE B	ß	R²	ΔR²
		LL	UL
Step 1						0.18	0.18^**
Constant	2.10	1.34	2.86	0.38
CSA	0.25	0.08	0.41	0.08	0.31^*
SM-Introj	0.18	0.03	0.33	0.07	0.25^*
age	-0.02	-0.04	0.01	0.01	− 0.14
Step 2						0.23	0.05^**
Constant	2.11	1.36	2.85	0.37
CSA	0.23	0.07	0.39	0.08	0.29^*
SM-Introj	0.18	0.04	0.33	0.07	0.25^*
age	-0.02	-0.05	0.01	0.01	− 0.15
SM * CSA	0.12	0.01	0.23	0.06	0.22^*
Distress from MF in sexual behavior (n = 83)
	B	95% CI for B		SE B	ß	R²	ΔR²
		LL	UL
Step 1						0.28	0.28^**
Constant	2.39	1.63	3.15	0.38
CSA	0.22	0.05	0.38	0.08	0.25^*
SM-Introj	0.33	0.18	0.48	0.08	0.42^**
age	-0.03	-0.05	0.00	0.01	− 0.19
Step 2						0.34	0.06^**
Constant	2.40	1.66	3.13	0.37
CSA	0.20	0.04	0.36	0.08	0.23^**
SM-Introj	0.33	0.18	0.47	0.07	0.42^**
age	-0.03	-0.00	-0.00	0.01	− 0.20
SM * CSA	0.15	0.26	0.26	0.06	0.25^*

Note. CI = confidence interval; LL = lower limit; UL = upper limit; SM-Introj = Introjected sexual motivation (SexMS); CSA = Child sexual abuse score (CTQ). ^*p <.05 ^**p <.001

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