Premature Ejaculation Symptoms Are Associated with Sexual Excitability: Empirical Support for the Hyperarousability Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
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Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | M | SD | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 30.1 | 8.1 | |
SES | 15.3 | 3.0 | |
SIS1 | 8.2 | 2.9 | |
SIS2 | 10.5 | 2.4 | |
n | % | ||
Sexual orientation | Heterosexual | 2736 | 91.4 |
Homosexual | 123 | 4.1 | |
Bisexual | 109 | 3.6 | |
Other | 24 | 0.8 | |
Diagnostic categorization according to CHEES | Not indicative of PE | 2721 | 90.9 |
Indicative of PE | 218 | 7.3 | |
Strongly indicative of PE | 53 | 1.8 | |
Subjectively estimated ejaculation latency time | I ususally don’t ejacuate | 296 | 9.9 |
More than 10 min | 691 | 23.1 | |
Between 5 and 10 min | 1094 | 36.6 | |
Between 2 and 5 min | 675 | 22.6 | |
Between 1 and 2 min | 181 | 6.0 | |
Less than one minute | 55 | 1.8 |
Predictor | Unstandardized | Standardized | ||||||||
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b | SE | 95% CI | p | β | SE | 95% CI | p | |||
LL | UL | LL | UL | |||||||
SES | 0.133 | 0.022 | 0.097 | 0.169 | <0.001 | 0.149 | 0.024 | 0.110 | 0.189 | <0.001 |
SIS1 | −0.012 | 0.029 | −0.060 | 0.036 | 0.680 | −0.013 | 0.031 | −0.064 | 0.038 | 0.680 |
SIS2 | 0.091 | 0.033 | 0.038 | 0.145 | 0.005 | 0.091 | 0.032 | 0.038 | 0.144 | 0.005 |
# | Original Item | SES1 | SES2 | SIS1 | SIS2 |
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1 | When a sexually attractive stranger accidentally touches me, I easily become aroused. | 0.729 *** | −0.008 | 0.026 | −0.026 |
3 | When I talk to someone on the telephone who has a sexy voice, I become sexually aroused. | 0.651 *** | −0.041 * | 0.040 * | −0.050 * |
14 | When an attractive person flirts with me, I easily become sexually aroused. | 0.680 *** | 0.131 *** | −0.080 *** | 0.021 |
8 | When I think of a very attractive person, I easily become sexually aroused. | 0.408 *** | 0.427 *** | 0.001 | 0.043 ** |
10 | When I start fantasizing about sex, I quickly become sexually aroused. | −0.030** | 0.918 *** | −0.045 ** | 0.002 |
11 | When I see other’s engaged in sexual activities, I feel like having sex myself. | 0.130 ** | 0.502 *** | 0.084 *** | −0.194 *** |
4 | I cannot get aroused unless I focus exclusively on sexual stimulation. | 0.023 | −0.047 * | 0.499 *** | 0.188 *** |
9 | Once I have an erection, I want to start intercourse right away before I lose my erection/Once I am sexually aroused, I want to start intercourse right away before I lose my arousal. | 0.104 *** | 0.009 | 0.548 *** | −0.041 |
12 | When I have a distracting thought, I easily lose my erection/my arousal. | −0.059 ** | 0.047 ** | 0.873 *** | −0.014 |
13 | If I am distracted by hearing music, television, or a conversation, I am unlikely to stay aroused. | 0.000 | −0.042 * | 0.672 *** | 0.105 *** |
2 | If I am having sex in a secluded, outdoor place and I think someone is nearby, I am not likely to get very aroused. | −0.048 * | −0.024 | -0.002 | 0.573 *** |
5 | If I am masturbating on my own and I realize that someone is likely to come into the room at any moment, I will lose my erection/my sexual arousal. | 0.061 ** | 0.024 | 0.159 *** | 0.531 *** |
6 | If I realize there is a risk of catching a sexually transmitted disease, I am unlikely to stay sexually aroused. | −0.022 | 0.078 * | 0.021 | 0.458 *** |
7 | If I can be seen by others while having sex, I am unlikely to stay sexually aroused. | −0.002 | −0.019 | 0.005 | 0.821 *** |
Factor | SES1 | SES2 | SIS1 | SIS2 | PE |
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SES1 | 0.512 *** | 0.577 *** | 0.145 *** | −0.162 *** | 0.095 *** |
SES2 | 0.161 *** | 0.152 *** | −0.100 *** | −0.206 *** | 0.144 *** |
SIS1 | 0.064 *** | −0.024 *** | 0.384 *** | 0.483 *** | 0.038 |
SIS2 | −0.067 *** | −0.047 *** | 0.174 *** | 0.337 *** | 0.054 * |
PE | 0.040 *** | 0.033 *** | 0.014 | 0.018 * | 0.342 *** |
Predictor | Unstandardized | Standardized | ||||||||
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b | SE | 95% CI | p | β | SE | 95% CI | p | |||
LL | UL | LL | UL | |||||||
SES1 | 0.016 | 0.032 | −0.036 | 0.069 | 0.605 | 0.020 | 0.039 | −0.044 | 0.084 | 0.605 |
SES2 | 0.226 | 0.059 | 0.128 | 0.323 | <0.001 | 0.151 | 0.038 | 0.088 | 0.214 | <0.001 |
SIS1 | 0.009 | 0.032 | −0.043 | 0.031 | 0.780 | 0.009 | 0.034 | −0.046 | 0.065 | 0.780 |
SIS2 | 0.084 | 0.033 | 0.030 | 0.138 | 0.010 | 0.084 | 0.032 | 0.030 | 0.137 | 0.010 |
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Ventus, D.; Jern, P. Premature Ejaculation Symptoms Are Associated with Sexual Excitability: Empirical Support for the Hyperarousability Model. Sexes 2021, 2, 345-352. https://doi.org/10.3390/sexes2030027
Ventus D, Jern P. Premature Ejaculation Symptoms Are Associated with Sexual Excitability: Empirical Support for the Hyperarousability Model. Sexes. 2021; 2(3):345-352. https://doi.org/10.3390/sexes2030027
Chicago/Turabian StyleVentus, Daniel, and Patrick Jern. 2021. "Premature Ejaculation Symptoms Are Associated with Sexual Excitability: Empirical Support for the Hyperarousability Model" Sexes 2, no. 3: 345-352. https://doi.org/10.3390/sexes2030027