Empirical research suggests
that emotional response during sexual activity discriminates between sexually
functional and dysfunctional heterosexual men and women, with clinics
presenting lower positive and higher negative affect. However, there is no
evidence about the role of emotions in gay men and lesbian women with sexual
problems.
The present study analyzed affective states during sexual activity in homosexual and heterosexual men and women, with and without sexual
problems. Participants in this study were 156 men and 168 women. A 2 (group) ×
2 (sexual orientation) multivariate analysis of variance was performed.
Participants completed a web-survey assessing sexual functioning and the
Positive Affect-Negative Affect Scale. Findings indicated a main effect of
group, with groups with sexual problems reporting significantly more negative
and lower positive affect compared with men and women without sexual problems,
regardless of sexual orientation.
However, findings have also shown an
interaction effect in the male sample with gay men, contrary to heterosexual
men, reporting similar affective responses regardless of having a sexual
dysfunction or not.
Overall, findings emphasize the role of affective responses
during sexual activity in men and women with sexual problems, suggesting the
importance of addressing emotional responses in assessment and treatment of
sexual problems in individuals with different sexual orientations.
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By: Peixoto MM1, Nobre P1.
- 1a Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto , Porto , Portugal.
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