ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Masturbation parameters related to orgasm satisfaction in sexual relationships: Differences between men and women.
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- 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
- Relationship between Solitary Masturbation and Sexual Satisfaction: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- What Sexual Problems Does a Sample of LGB+ People Report Having, and How Do They Define Sexual Pleasure: A Qualitative Study to Inform Clinical Practice.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Masturbation Among Malaysian Young Adults: Associated Sexual and Psychological Well-Being Outcomes.Sexuality & culture · 2023Article
- Solitary Sexual Desire: Its Relation to Subjective Orgasm Experience and Sexual Arousal in the Masturbation Context within a Spanish Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Measurement Invariance across Sexual Orientation for Measures of Sexual Attitudes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Going beyond "With a Partner" and "Intercourse": Does Anything Else Influence Sexual Satisfaction among Women? The Sexual Satisfaction Comprehensive Index.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Validation of masturbation parameters: A laboratory study measuring psychophysiological and subjective sexual arousal.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Objective: Masturbation is a behavior that can enhance sexual functioning. This study aims to analyze differences between men and women in different masturbation parameters, and to examine their relation with orgasm satisfaction in sexual relationships. Method: One thousand three hundred and thirty-fifth men and women from the Spanish population aged 18-83 years ( Findings: Men, compared to women, masturbated at a younger age ( Conclusion: When dealing with men and women's orgasm difficulties in the sexual relationships context, it is important to consider the role of masturbation. In men and women, the Affective dimension of the orgasm experience explain the orgasm satisfaction in sexual relationship. Also, in men, the solitary masturbation frequency is negatively related with orgasm satisfaction in sexual relationship, supporting the compensatory hypothesis of masturbation. In women, in addition to the Affective dimension, the orgasm satisfaction in sexual relationship is explained, negatively, by the negative attitude toward masturbation, and positively, by the solitary sexual desire, which could be associated with more sexual self-knowledge. The relevance of masturbation in understanding sexual functioning is highlighted.
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