Association between Psychopathological Dimensions and Sexual Functioning/Sexual Arousal in Young Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- To examine the association between psychopathological dimensions and dimensions of sexual functioning (i.e., desire, arousal, erection, orgasm, and sexual satisfaction).
- To examine the association of psychopathological dimensions with a specific dimension of sexual response within a laboratory task (i.e., subjective sexual arousal).
2. Study 1
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.1.1. Participants
2.1.2. Instruments
2.1.3. Procedure
2.1.4. Data Analysis
2.2. Results
Discussion Study 1
3. Study 2
3.1. Materials and Methods
3.1.1. Participants
3.1.2. Procedure
3.1.3. Instruments
3.2. Results
Discussion Study 2
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement.
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Men (n = 516) | Women (n = 700) | U/χ2 | Cohen′s d |
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M (SD)/n (%) | M (SD)/n (%) | |||
Age | 22.14 (3.76) | 20.93 (3.05) | 143,573 * | 0.35 |
Having a partner | ||||
Yes | 227 (44%) | 409 (58%) | 26.92 * | 0.30 |
No | 271 (53%) | 263 (38%) | ||
Age of first sexual relationship | 16.42 (2.97) | 16.13 (1.74) | 137,149 * | 0.42 |
Number of sexual partners | 8.3 (15.19) | 5.9 (8.52) | 147,527.50 * | 0.32 |
Sexual orientation | ||||
Heterosexual | 388 (75%) | 603 (86%) | 23.59 * | 0.14 |
Non-heterosexual | 123 (24%) | 92 (13%) |
Variables | Range | Men (n = 516) | Women (n = 700) | U | Cohen′s d |
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M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
Psychopathological dimensions | |||||
Depression | 0–20 | 5.26 (3.92) | 5.36 (4.17) | 180,479.50 | |
Hostility | 2.21 (2.63) | 2.26 (2.86) | 178,151.50 | ||
Interpersonal sensitivity | 4.23 (3.57) | 4.78 (3.78) | 196,722 ** | 0.15 | |
Somatization | 2.53 (2.70) | 3.09 (2.92) | 201,473.50 *** | 0.19 | |
Anxiety | 3.65 (3.09) | 4.51 (3.42) | 208,000.50 *** | 0.26 | |
Psychoticism | 1.47 (1.93) | 1.29 (1.75) | 173,687.50 | ||
Obsession compulsion | 4.97 (3.62) | 5.17 (3.64) | 186,821.50 | ||
Phobic anxiety | 1.22 (1.94) | 1.60 (2.41) | 195,165.50 * | 0.13 | |
Paranoid ideation | 4.55 (3.37) | 4.58 (3.28) | 181,975 | ||
Sexual functioning | |||||
Desire | 0–4 | 3.38 (1.03) | 3.30 (1.08) | 173,448.50 | |
Excitation | 3.63 (0.79) | 3.34 (1.04) | 154,256 *** | 0.25 | |
Orgasm | 3.72 (0.72) | 3.22 (1.20) | 140,049 *** | 0.39 | |
Satisfaction | 3.02 (1.25) | 3.01 (1.31) | 183,314.50 | ||
Erection | 3.74 (0.62) |
Men | Women | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sexual Orientation | Having a Partner | Sexual Orientation | Having a Partner | |
Desire | 26,989.50 ** | 33,506.50 * | 30,389.00 | 58,918.50 * |
Arousal | 26,048.00 * | 32,815.00 | 30,010.00 | 59,884.00 ** |
Orgasm | 24,409.50 | 31,185.00 | 26,914.50 | 59,403.50 ** |
Satisfaction | 25,854.00 | 37,498.00 *** | 27,696.50 | 71,892.00 *** |
Erection | 23,569.00 | 31,939.00 |
Variable | β | Std. Err | z-Value | R2 | χ2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | ||||||
Desire | ||||||
Somatization | −0.12 | 0.019 | −2.48 * | 0.074 | 34.14 *** | |
Anxiety | −0.16 | 0.015 | −3.63 *** | |||
Having a partner | 0.13 | 0.088 | 3.07 ** | |||
Arousal | ||||||
Anxiety | −0.22 | 0.013 | −4.44 *** | 0.058 | 21.51 *** | |
Having a partner | 0.10 | 0.072 | 2.36 * | |||
Orgasm | ||||||
Psychoticism | −0.15 | 0.020 | −2.85 ** | 0.059 | 13.03 ** | |
Phobic anxiety | −0.15 | 0.024 | −2.41 * | |||
Satisfaction | ||||||
Depression | −0.17 | 0.016 | −3.28 ** | 0.119 | 56.46 *** | |
Phobic anxiety | −0.14 | 0.032 | −2.82 ** | |||
Having a partner | 0.22 | 0.11 | 5.08 *** | |||
Erection | ||||||
Depression | −0.16 | 0.010 | −2.82 ** | 0.056 | 15.20 ** | |
Hostility | 0.10 | 0.011 | 2.03 * | |||
Paranoid ideation | −0.14 | 0.012 | −2.18 * | |||
Women | ||||||
Desire | ||||||
Depression | −0.23 | 0.011 | −5.74 *** | 0.073 | 40.42 *** | |
Having a partner | 0.11 | 0.086 | 2.77 ** | |||
Age | −0.10 | 0.017 | −2.06 * | |||
Arousal | ||||||
Depression | −0.26 | 0.010 | −6.42 *** | 0.086 | 41.40 *** | |
Having a partner | 0.11 | 0.082 | 2.99 ** | |||
Orgasm | ||||||
Depression | −0.18 | 0.012 | −4.38 *** | 0.048 | 23.47 *** | |
Having a partner | 0.11 | 0.096 | 2.80 ** | |||
Satisfaction | ||||||
Depression | −0.15 | 0.013 | −3.80 *** | 0.165 | 93.87 *** | |
Psychoticism | −0.11 | 0.031 | −2.65 ** | |||
Having a partner | 0.33 | 0.10 | 8.57 *** |
Variable | Men (n = 123) | Women (n = 143) | U/χ2 | Cohen′s d |
---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD)/n (%) | M (SD)/n (%) | |||
Age | 21.42 (2.67) | 20.51 (2.28) | 6998 * | 0.36 |
Having a partner | ||||
Yes | 50 (41%) | 94 (66%) | 20.85 * | 0.58 |
No | 71 (58%) | 47 (33%) | ||
Age of first sexual relationship | 16.68 (1.69) | 16.16 (1.44) | 6338 * | 0.50 |
Number of sexual partners | 5.28 (6.63) | 5.15 (6.52) | 7937 |
Variable | Range | Men (n = 123) | Women (n = 143) | U | Cohen′s d |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
Psychopathological dimensions | |||||
Depression | 0–20 | 4.68 (3.50) | 4.50 (3.29) | 8532.50 | |
Hostility | 2.05 (2.54) | 2.06 (2.46) | 8906 | ||
Interpersonal sensitivity | 3.27 (3.00) | 4.30 (3.28) | 10,472 ** | 0.33 | |
Somatization | 2.28 (2.88) | 2.75 (3.17) | 9648.50 | ||
Anxiety | 2.85 (2.64) | 3.93 (2.72) | 11,024 ** | 0.44 | |
Psychoticism | 1.02 (1.40) | 1.03 (1.58) | 8550 | ||
Obsessive compulsion | 4.54 (3.26) | 4.30 (3.14) | 8421 | ||
Phobic anxiety | 0.70 (1.29) | 1.03 (1.69) | 9542 | ||
Paranoid ideation | 4.37 (3.43) | 4.22 (2.88) | 8845 | ||
Global score SA-45 | 0–180 | 25.76 (16.10) | 28.12 (17.62) | 9311.50 | |
Sexual arousal | |||||
Subjective sexual arousal | 1–35 | 18.30 (6.59) | 18.92 (5.47) | 9353.50 | |
Assessment of genital sensations | 1–11 | 3.20 (1.46) | 3.55 (1.40) | 10,222 * | 0.28 |
Variables | Β | Std. Err | z-Value | R2 | χ2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjective sexual arousal | |||||
Men | |||||
Anxiety | 0.22 | 0.273 | 1.97 * | 0.029 | 4.26 |
Women | |||||
Anxiety | 0.16 | 0.151 | 2.11 * | 0.025 | 4.31 * |
Assessment of genital sensations | |||||
Men | |||||
Anxiety | 0.25 | 0.069 | 1.98 * | 0.043 | 7.05 |
Phobic anxiety | −0.14 | 0.075 | −2.10 * | ||
Obsessive compulsion | −0.22 | 0.045 | −2.15 * |
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Soler, F.; Granados, R.; Arcos-Romero, A.I.; Calvillo, C.; Álvarez-Muelas, A.; Sánchez-Fuentes, M.d.M.; Moyano, N.; Sierra, J.C. Association between Psychopathological Dimensions and Sexual Functioning/Sexual Arousal in Young Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3584. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073584
Soler F, Granados R, Arcos-Romero AI, Calvillo C, Álvarez-Muelas A, Sánchez-Fuentes MdM, Moyano N, Sierra JC. Association between Psychopathological Dimensions and Sexual Functioning/Sexual Arousal in Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3584. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073584
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoler, Franklin, Reina Granados, Ana I. Arcos-Romero, Cristóbal Calvillo, Ana Álvarez-Muelas, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Nieves Moyano, and Juan Carlos Sierra. 2021. "Association between Psychopathological Dimensions and Sexual Functioning/Sexual Arousal in Young Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7: 3584. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073584