ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2022
A Seemingly Paradoxical Relationship Between Masturbation Frequency and Sexual Satisfaction.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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- "I Should Not Be Doing This Thing": A Qualitative Exploration of Masturbation Experiences Among Young Indian Women.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2026Article
- Sexual Behaviour and Masturbation Practices: Impacts on Psychological well-being among tertiary students in Ghana.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Unveiling masturbatory sexual behaviours in Nigeria: insights into the prevalence and factors associated with self- and mutual masturbation among the sexually active population.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Choosiness as a Predictor of Sexual (In)frequency in Single Heterosexual Adults.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Exploring the interplay of karyotype, hormones, sexuality, and body image perception in individuals with Turner syndrome.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2025Article
- Male Responses to Female Partners with Genitopelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder: A Systematic Review of Biopsychological Impacts and Coping Strategies.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
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- Sexual Desire Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Czech Republic: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- What Is Excessive? The Screening Frequency of Online Sexual Activities Among Community and Subclinical Males.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Impact of age, race, and medication use on efficacy endpoints in a randomized controlled trial of topical sildenafil cream for the treatment of female sexual arousal disorder.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- The Medical, Sociological, Psychological, Religious, and Spiritual Aspects of Masturbation and a Potential Approach to Therapy Based on Catholic Teaching and Virtues Psychology.The Linacre quarterly · 2024Article
- Comparative Investigation of Genital Self-image and Sexual Function in Women with and Without a History of Female Genital Cosmetic Procedures: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2024Article
- Relationship between Solitary Masturbation and Sexual Satisfaction: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring the Role of Masturbation as a Coping Strategy in Women.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Model Specification in Media Effects Research.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Actual and Desired Masturbation Frequency, Sexual Distress, and Their Correlates.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Masturbation Prevalence, Frequency, Reasons, and Associations with Partnered Sex in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a U.S. Nationally Representative Survey.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
Despite many benefits related to masturbation, we know surprisingly little about how solo sex is associated with sexual satisfaction. Using questionnaire data from a probability-based sample of 4,160 Norwegians aged 18-89 years, we explored subgroups of women and men that differed in their masturbation-sexual satisfaction typology and examined whether sociodemographic, psychological, and sexual behavioral characteristics were associated with distinct masturbation-satisfaction patterns. A cluster analysis revealed four similar groupings for women and men, reflecting sex lives characterized by high masturbation/sexual satisfaction, low masturbation/sexual satisfaction, high masturbation/sexual dissatisfaction, or low masturbation/sexual dissatisfaction. While being younger, higher pornography consumption, and sexual variety were primarily associated with increased masturbation frequency, sexual distress and a negative body and genital self-image were more clearly associated with sexual dissatisfaction. Predicting different masturbation-satisfaction groupings also revealed some gender-specific findings in the use of pornography, and in the association between masturbation and intercourse frequency, which suggested a complementary pattern for women and a compensatory pattern for men. Our findings emphasize that the linkage between masturbation and sexual satisfaction warrants closer focus.
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