Mónika Koós, Psychologist (PhD)

LVR-Universitätsklinik Essen
Kliniken/Institut der Universität Duisburg-Essen
Institut für Forensische Psychiatrie und Sexualforschung
Postfach 103043
45030 Essen

Vita

Since 2024 Post Doctorate Researcher at the Institute for Forensisc Psychiatry and Sex Research, Essen
2022 Internship - Human Sexuality Lab - University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
2022-2023 Student Representative - Society for Sex Therapy & Research
2021-2023 Student Representative - International Academy of Sex Research
2020-2026 International Sex Survey (ISS) - Position: co-investigator
2020-2023 Research Assistant - Addiction Research Group - ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
2018-2019 Research Assistant - Social Interventions Lab - ELTE Eötvös Loránd University
2019-2023

Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical Psychology and Addiction Program) - Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)

Dissertation: Predictors and Consequences of Compulsive Sexual Behavioral Disorder – Results from Cross-Cultural and Longitudinal Studies
Supervisors: Zsolt Demetrovics, Ph.D.; Beáta Bőthe, Ph.D.

2019-2021 Sexual Psychology Postgraduate Specialist Training Program - Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
2017-2019

MA in Psychology (Clinical and Health Psychology Specialization) - Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)

2017-2018

Autogenic Training Specialist Training Program
Relaxation trainer certificate - The Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symbol therapy

2013-2017

BA in Psychology - Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)

Publications

  • Koós, M., Nagy L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z, Potenza, M., Gaudet, É., The International Sex Research Consortium & Bőthe, B. (2024). Why Do People Watch Pornography? Cross-Cultural Validation of the Pornography Use Motivations Scale (PUMS) and its short form (PUMS-8). Journal of Sex Research
  • Lin, C.-Y., Tsai, M.-C.*, Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., …, Bőthe, B. (accepted). The short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations.  International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
  • Quintana Zunino, G. R., Ponce, F. P., Escudero-Pastén, J. I., Santibáñez-Palma, J. F., Nagy, L., Koós, M., …. & Bőthe, B. (2024). Cross-cultural validation and measurement invariance of anxiety and depression symptoms: A study of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in 42 countries. Journal of Affective Disorders, 350, 991-1006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.127
  • Bőthe, B., Vaillancourt-Morel, MP, Bergeron, S., Hermann, Z., Ivaskevics, K., Kraus, SW, Grubbs, JB, … Koós, M., …Wizła, M. (2024). Uncovering the most robust predictors of problematic pornography use: A large-scale machine learning study across 16 countries. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000913
  • Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z.....Bőthe, B. (2024). Global Cross-Cultural Validation of a Brief Measure for Identifying Potential Suicide Risk in 42 Countries. Public Health, 229, 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.031
  • Lewczuk, K., Marcowski, P., Wizła, M., Gola, M., Nagy, L., Koós, M. … Bőthe, B. (2024). Cross-cultural adult ADHD assessment in 42 countries using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener. Journal of Attention Disorders, 28(4), 512-530. https://doi.org/10.1177/108705472312155
  • Buczó, D., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., & Bőthe, B. (2024). How can we measure sexual abuse? The psychometric evaluation of the Sexual Abuse History Questionnaire. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00919-8
  • Bőthe, B., Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., Van Hout, M., & International Sex Survey Consortium. (2024). Problematic Pornography Use across Countries, Genders, and Sexual Orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and Comparison of Different Assessment Tools. Addiction. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16431
  • Lee, C.-T., Lin, C.-Y.*, Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., …, Bőthe, B. (2023). The eleven-item Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST-11): Cross-cultural psychometric evaluation across 42 countries. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 165, 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.06.033
  • Horváth, Z., Nagy, L., Koós, M., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., … Bőthe, B. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) across cross-cultural subgroups, genders, and sexual orientations: Findings from the International Sex Survey (ISS). Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152427
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., …Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P. (2023). Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 43 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00028
  • Koós, M., Demtrovics, Zs., Orosz, G., & Bőthe, B. (2022). Pesent hedonism and future time perspectives predicting hypersexuality and problematic pornography use. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 914919. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.914919
  • Horváth, Z., Kökönyei, G., Sárosi, P., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., & Urbán, R. (2022). The mediating effect of anger rumination and coping motives on the association between hostility and harmful cannabis use. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16, 100447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100447
  • Horváth, Z., Sárosi, P., Boda, L., Farkas, E., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., & Urbán, R. (2022). The relationship between anxious-depressive symptoms and harmful cannabis use: Multiple mediation models via rumination, negative urgency, protective behavioral strategies and refusal self-efficacy. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 116, 152320. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X22000268
  • Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Griffiths, M. D., & Bőthe, B. (2022). No Significant Changes in Addictive and Problematic Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Lockdowns: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 837315. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.837315
  • Beáta Bőthe, Koós, M., & Demetrovics, Z. (2022). Contradicting classification, nomenclature, and diagnostic criteria of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) and future directions •: Commentary to the debate: “Behavioral addictions in the ICD-11.” Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(2), 204–209. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00030
  • Koós, M., Fuss, J., Klein, V., Demetrovics, Z., & Bőthe, B. (2022). Sexual Motivations Underlying Compulsive Sexual Behavior in women and Men From Germany and Hungary. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(2), 170–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.11.005
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., Orosz, G., Potenza, M. N., Reid, R. C., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). The negative consequences of hypersexuality: Revisiting the factor structure of the Hypersexual Behavior Consequences Scale and its correlates in a large, non-clinical sample. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 13, 100321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100321
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Tóth-Király, I., Orosz, G., & Demetrovics, Z. (2019). Investigating the Associations Of Adult ADHD Symptoms, Hypersexuality, and Problematic Pornography Use Among Men and Women on a Largescale, Non-Clinical Sample. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(4), 489–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.01.312
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). International Sex Survey: Study protocol of a large, cross-cultural collaborative study in 45 countries, Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10(3), 632-645. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00063

 Conference Presentations (first author)

  • Koós, M., Bőthe B., & Demetrovics, Z. (2022) What motivates hypersexual behavior? Oral presentation at the 23rd Annual Fall Scientific Meeting of Sexual medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) and the 23rd  International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) Scientific Meeting (27-30 October, 2022)
  • Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S., Potenza, M. N., Consortium, International Sex Survey, & Bőthe, B. (2022). Do the motivational background of pornography use frequency and problematic pornography use differ? Findings from a 45-country survey study. Oral presentation as part of the symposia Cross-cultural studies on compulsive sexual behaviors at the 7th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) (20-22 June 2022).
  • Koós., M., Fuss, J., Klein, V., Demetrovics, Z., & Bőthe, B. (2022,). Sexual motivations underlying compulsive sexual behavior, findings from a cross-cultural survey study. Oral presentation as part of the symposia Advances in the etiology, assessment and treatment of compulsive sexual behaviors at the 7th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) (20-22 June 2022).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., Nagy, L., Ünsal, B. C., & Demetrovics, Z. (2022). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between non-paraphilic compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and comorbid psychiatric disorders. Oral presentation at t at the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, (IASR) (6 – 9 July 2022).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). Mediating role of pornography use motivations between basic psychological needs frustration and problematic pornography use. Online poster presentation at the Annual Conference of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) (18 – 21 November 2021).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). Changes in pornography use during the COVID-19-related lockdowns. Oral symposium at the 25th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) (9 – 12 September 2021).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). Changes in problematic pornography use during the COVID-19-related lockdowns, considering the roles of pornography use frequency and pornography use motivations-Findings of a latent curve analysis. Poster presentation at the 46th Annual meeting of Society for Sex Therapy & Research, Virtual Conference (29 April – 2 May 2021).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., Király, O., Paksi M. B., & Demetrovics, Zs. (2021). Changes in Pornography Use and Sexual Behavior During Lockdown. Symposium at the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry, Virtual Interactive Program (10-13 April 2021).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). The motivational background of pornography use: A latent profile analysis. Oral presentation at the 24th Conference of the European Association of Substance Abuse Research (EASAR), Virtual Conference (06-07 May, 2021).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., & Demetrovics, Z. (2020). Motivational profiles of pornography users and their correlates. Poster presentation at the 46th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, Virtual Meeting (26-29 July 2020).
  • Koós, M., Bőthe, B., Dombi, E., Orosz, G., Demetrovics , Z., (2019) Hypersexuality and problematic pornography use in association with the time perspective theory. Oral presentation at the 23rd Conference of the European Association of Substance Abuse Research (EASAR), Virtual Conference (16-19 May, 2019).

Conference Presentations (co-authored)

  • Bőthe, B.*, Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Kraus, S. W. (submitted). Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations. Oral presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Berlin, Germany (July 22-25, 2023).
  • François, A.,* Teumeni, N. F.,* Bergeron, S., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S.W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (submitted). A portrait of cisgender and transgender women's pornography use motivations and frequency of use aged 55 years or older. Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF), Montreal, Canada (October 12-14, 2023).
  • Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (submitted). Examining the comorbidity and common transdiagnostic features of paraphilic disorders and compulsive sexual behavior disorder: Results from the 43-country International Sex Survey. Poster presentation at the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Montreal, Canada (August 7-10, 2023).
  • Paquette, M-M., Bergeron, S., Bigras, N., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (accepted). Sexual satisfaction across gender, sexual orientation, culture, and acceptance: Findings from the 43-country International Sex Survey. Poster presentation at the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Montreal, Canada (August 7-10, 2023).
  • Gaudet, É., Michaud, A., Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P., Bergeron, S. Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. Associations entre les motivations à utiliser de la pornographie et la fonction sexuelle chez les individus canadiens cisgenres et de la diversité de genre : Résultats de l’International Sex Survey (ISS). Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF), Montreal, Canada (October 12-14, 2023).
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Gaudet, É., Michaud, A., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., & International Sex Survey Consortium (accepted). Are all aspects of sexual function associated with pornography use frequency and problematic pornography use? – Insights from the International Sex Survey (ISS). Poster presentation at the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Montreal, Canada (August 7-10, 2023).
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Gaudet, É., Michaud, A., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S., Potenza, M., & International Sex Survey Consortium (accepted). Complex associations between pornography use frequency, problematic pornography use, and five aspects of sexual function – Insights from the 43-country International Sex Survey (ISS). Symposium presentation at the 8th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), Incheon, South Korea (August 23-25, 2023).
  • Gaudet, É., Michaud, A., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S., Potenza, M., International Sex Survey Consortium & Bőthe, B. (accepted). How strongly is compulsive sexual behavior disorder related to impulsivity and compulsivity? Findings from the 43-country International Sex Survey. Symposium presentation at the 8th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), Incheon, South Korea (August 23-25, 2023).
  • Michaud, A., Gaudet, É., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S., Potenza, M., Etuk, R., International Sex Survey Consortium & Bőthe, B. (accepted). Is binge-eating associated with compulsive sexual behavior disorder? Findings from the 43-country International Sex Survey. Mini talk at the 8th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), Incheon, South Korea (August 23-25, 2023).
  • François, A., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, Herrera-Roberge, J. & Bőthe, B. (2023). Differences in the frequency of pornography use based on gender and sexual orientation − Findings from the 43-country International Sex Survey. Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Tampa, USA (May 4-5, 2023).
  • Michaud, A., Gaudet, É., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S., Potenza, M., Etuk, R., International Sex Survey Consortium & Bőthe, B. (2023). Compulsive sexual behavior and its associations with binge-eating across genders and cultures − Findings from the 43-country International Sex Survey. Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Tampa, USA (May 4-5, 2023).
  • Gaudet, É., Michaud, A., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S., Potenza, M., International Sex Survey Consortium & Bőthe, B. (2023). How are pornography use motivations related to men’s, women’s and gender-diverse individuals’ sexual satisfaction? Results from a 43-country international sex survey. Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Tampa, USA (May 4-5, 2023).
  • Zippan, N., Michaud, A., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (2022). Associations between compulsive and paraphilic sexual behaviors and suicidality: Findings from a 46-country study. Poster presentation at the 65th Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), Vancouver, Canada (November 3-6, 2022).
  • Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (2022). Do paraphilic disorders and compulsive sexual behavior occur together? Findings from a 46-country cross-cultural study. Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), Kennesaw, United States (October 14-15, 2022).
  • Nagy, L., Zippan, N., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (2022). An examination of the comorbidity of paraphilic disorders and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in women: Findings from a 45-country study. Data blitz at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF), Waterloo, Canada (October 13-15, 2022).
  • Bőthe, B., Kraus, S. W., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., & International Sex Survey Consortium (2022). Compulsive sexual behaviors and comorbid disorders – Findings from the International Sex Survey. Symposium presentation at the 47th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Reykjavík, Iceland (July 6-9, 2022).
  • Paquette, M.-M., Bergeron, S., Girouard, A., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (2022). Do cisgender and gender diverse individuals’ sexual well-being differ? Findings from the 45-country International Sex Survey. Data blitz at the 47th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Reykjavík, Iceland (July 6-9, 2022).
  • Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B., (2022). Do paraphilic disorders and compulsive sexual behavior disorder occur together? - Findings from a 45-country cross-cultural study. Symposium presentation at the 47th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Reykjavík, Iceland (July 6-9, 2022).
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., Michaud, A., & International Sex Survey Consortium (2022). Cross-cultural examination of the moral incongruence model of problematic pornography use – Insights from the 45-country International Sex Survey (ISS). Symposium presentation at the 7th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), Nottingham, United Kingdom (June 20-22, 2022).
  • Kraus, S. W., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (2022). Compulsive sexual behaviors and comorbid disorders – Findings from a 45-country survey. Symposium presentation at the 7th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), Nottingham, United Kingdom (June 20-22, 2022).
  • Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium, & Bőthe, B. (2022). Do paraphilic disorders and compulsive sexual behavior disorder occur together? - Findings from a 45-country cross-cultural study. Symposium presentation at the 7th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA), Nottingham, United Kingdom (June 20-22, 2022).
  • Burkauskas, J., Steiblienė, V., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., Koós, M., Nagy, L., & Bőthe, B. (2022). Tarptautinės seksualinio elgesio vertinimo apklausos pristatymas: Kodėl (ne)kalbame apie seksualumą? [Presentation of the International Sex Survey: Why (don‘t) talk about sexuality?]. Konferencijos „Lytiškumo ugdymo vizija“ [Vision of Sexuality Education Conference], Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universiteto, Kaunas, Lithuania (March 24, 2022).
  • Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., & Demetrovics, Z. (2021). Study protocol of the International Sex Survey: A cross-cultural collaborative study in 45 countries. Oral presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) 2021, Virtual Meeting (November 19-21, 2021).

 

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