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ArticleBMC women's health2020

Attachment-related anxiety is associated with poor genital satisfaction and sexual problems in women.

Nikola Komlenac, Margarethe Hochleitner

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Nikola KomlenacGender Medicine Unit, Medical University of Innsbruck, Fritz-Pregl-Strasse 3, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. nikola.komlenac@i-med.ac.at.ORCID 0000-0002-2647-4461
Margarethe HochleitnerGender Medicine Unit, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innrain 66, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.

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Abstract

backgroundGenital satisfaction has been found to influence women's sexual experience. We tested the Relational Bodily Experiences Theory (RBET) that predicts associations between women's genital satisfaction, attachment models, and sexual desire. We extended the model by additionally considering sexual arousal, orgasmic sensation, or the experience of pain during sexual activity as outcome variables. According to the RBET, women's attachment models are associated with their genital satisfaction and linked to women's sexual experience.

methodsA cross-sectional online questionnaire study was conducted at an Austrian medical university. In total 294 women (M

resultsResults partially support the RBET. Attachment-related anxiety was associated with genital satisfaction which, in turn, was linked to experiences of frequent and/or distressing diminished sexual arousal, diminished sexual desire, or pain during sexual activity.

conclusionsThese results suggest that clinicians should assess genital satisfaction when treating female sexual problems. Women with attachment-related anxiety may especially be prone to having poor genital satisfaction and may profit from body image interventions in order to improve their sexual experience.

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AnxietyGenitalia, FemaleObject AttachmentPersonal SatisfactionSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAttachmentAustriaFemale sexual desireFemale sexual problemsGenital satisfactionRelational and Bodily Experiences Theory (RBET)

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PMID33256702
PMCPMC7706244

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