Previous research indicates
that women with sexual problems may have different reasons for engaging in sex
than women who are not experiencing sexual problems.
The current study
investigated whether reasons for sex differed by women reporting high versus
low overall sexual functioning, as assessed by the FSFI. As low desire and
inability to achieve orgasm are the two most commonly reported sexual problems
for women, the study also investigated whether women with and without problems
specifically related to sexual desire or orgasm cited different reasons for
sex.
The sample was comprised of 446 heterosexual women between the ages of 18
and 61 who completed an online questionnaire assessing reasons for sex and
sexual functioning. Women with low sexual functioning overall were more likely
to endorse insecurity reasons for sex, while women with high sexual functioning
overall were more likely to endorse physical reasons for sex.
Women
experiencing low desire specifically were less likely to endorse emotional and
physical reasons for sex than women without desire difficulties. Women
experiencing orgasm difficulties specifically were more likely to endorse
insecurity reasons for sex than women without orgasm difficulties.
The variance
accounted for was low in all cases. This research offers insights into the
important but limited role sexual functioning may play in the broader context
of women's sexual motivations.
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By:
- 1 University of Guelph, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition , 50 Stone Rd East, MacDonald Institute , Guelph , Ontario , Canada.
- 2 University of Guelph, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, Macdonald Institute , 50 Stone Rd., Guelph , Ontario , N1G 2W1 Canada.
- 3 University of Guelph, Psychology, Blackwood Hall , 50 Stone Rd., Guelph , Ontario , Canada.
- 4 University of Guelph, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, MacDonald Institute , 50 Stone Rd., Guelph , Ontario , N1G 2W1 Canada.
- J Sex Marital Ther. 2016 Jan 6:0. [Epub ahead of print]
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