Abstract:
:Women with sexual problems (e.g., difficulties with desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and pain during sexual activity) experience more depressive symptoms, and poorer sexual functioning and relationship satisfaction compared with unaffected women. A robust literature highlights the importance of sexual communication, and sexual self-disclosures in particular, for the well-being of individuals in romantic relationships. However, little is known about the disclosure of sexual problems to romantic partners and its association with women's psychological, sexual, and relationship well-being. This study examined the proportion of women (N = 277) who disclose (vs. do not disclose) sexual problems to their partner, and the consequences of disclosure. Women (Mage = 29.79, SD = 6.54) completed online validated measures assessing sexual problems, relationship satisfaction, sexual functioning, and depressive symptoms. The majority (69.3%) reported disclosing sexual problems to their current romantic partner. Disclosers reported fewer depressive symptoms, and greater sexual functioning and relationship satisfaction compared to nondisclosers. Disclosing sexual problems may benefit women's well-being by enhancing intimacy or allowing couples to adapt sexual activities to accommodate sexual problems. Clinicians might use cognitive-behavioral strategies to assist women in disclosing sexual problems to partners to maximize the potential psychological, sexual, and relationship benefits.
journal_name
J Sex Marital Therjournal_title
Journal of sex & marital therapyauthors
Merwin KE,O'Sullivan LF,Rosen NOdoi
10.1080/0092623X.2017.1283378subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-11-17 00:00:00pages
786-800issue
8eissn
0092-623Xissn
1521-0715journal_volume
43pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Perineal trauma can occur in both genders, however, data supporting the relationship between sexual dysfunction and blunt perineal trauma in women is lacking. This study reviewed the patient characteristics of women with sexual dysfunction who also had a history of blunt perineal trauma. A neurogenic form of sexual dy...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926230252851294
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article describes a phenomenon, persistent sexual arousal syndrome (PSAS), which heretofore has not been noted or described in the sexuality, psychiatric or medical literature. The syndrome is precisely the opposite of female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), in that the woman's complaint is of excessive and often ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/009262301317081115
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the role of dietary supplementation on sexual function in women of differing menopausal status. One hundred eight (108) women, age 22-73 years, who reported a lack of sexual desire, enrolled as participants. Of these, 55 received ArginMax for women and...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/00926230600834901
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aimed to identify health issues that affect young men and the barriers they experience in accessing care. Participants were 48 minority men 18-28 years old, distributed among 9 focus groups. Four main themes emerged in the study. First, the authors identified sexually transmitted infections, mental health p...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2012.736923
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Accurately evaluating alterations in sexual functioning requires a validated instrument that measures clinically relevant change over time. One-hundred one depressed patients from 15 Spanish out-patient clinics completed the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CFSQ; Clayton, McGarvey, & Clavet, 1997) at basel...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926230252851852
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The role of psychological and interpersonal factors in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) with sildenafil or other oral therapies has not been sufficiently investigated. We conducted a pilot study of psychosocial predictors of pharmacotherapy treatment outcome and satisfaction in men with ED and their partners...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926230600575314
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::We assessed 28 college students' attitudes toward homosexuals immediately before and 1 week after the presentation of either an article suggesting that male homosexuality has a biological component or a control article. Change in attitude toward homosexuality for subjects exposed to the biological article depended on ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926239908403984
更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this case-control study was to identify psychosocial factors associated with vaginismus. One hundred twenty women were recruited and interviewed at the Institute of Human Sexuality, 40 with lifelong vaginismus, and 80 controls without vaginismus. Participants were matched for age, education, and date ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2018.1484401
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This pilot study aimed at fostering resilience among people living with HIV and improving the HIV-negative participants' acceptance of people living with HIV. A group of 75 people living with HIV who were former blood/plasma donors and 36 HIV-negative fellow villagers in rural China participated in the intervention. T...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2012.668512
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::There are a few instruments available to measure pornograhy consumption-related constructs, and this lack of instruments can compromise the validity of research findings. The Pornography Consumption Inventory (PCI) assesses four motivations for pornography consumption, and it has been validated in hypersexual men and ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2015.1113581
更新日期:2016-10-02 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 2,371 Danish residents participating in the Cooperation After Divorce randomized controlled trial study indicated the motives for their divorce. The most frequently given motives were lack of love/intimacy, communication problems, lack of sympathy/respect/trust, and growing apart. The least reported motives...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2019.1641871
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between intimacy and marital satisfaction of couples in different stages of the family life cycle. The Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships (PAIR) questionnaire (Schaefer & Olson, 1981) and a subscale of the Enriching and Nurturing Relationship Issu...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/009262301750257100
更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Sexual Competence and Interaction Competence in Youth is a self-report questionnaire that aims to measure sexual competence and interaction competence in adolescents. The study sample consisted of 276 female undergraduate students (M = 20.95 years, SD = 2.00 years). The factor structure of the questionnaire was ca...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2014.933461
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study examined the effects of a sex and aging workshop highlighting permission and limited information on the sexual knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and satisfaction of a group of older heterosexual couples experiencing erectile dysfunction. The workshop focused on disseminating information about the physiologic...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/00926239008405259
更新日期:1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A controlled treatment trial was conducted with couples in which the woman suffered from secondary forms of sexual dysfunction. To test whether marital therapy is helpful in enhancing the effectiveness of symptom-specific therapy for sexual dysfunction, two treatment conditions were compared to a waiting list control ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/00926238708403892
更新日期:1987-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study evaluated the effectiveness of vestibulectomy in relieving coital pain and improving sexual function in women diagnosed with vulvar vestibulitis. Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, a chronic, nonspecific inflammation of the vulvar vestibule, probably represents the most frequent subtype of premenopausal dyspareu...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926239708403935
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Forty early menopausal women seeking relief from sexual symptoms within a long-term marital relationship and 40 matched women seeking relief of climacteric complaints completed questionnaires concerning three subject: vasomotor and psychosocial symptoms, sexual dysfunctions, and female identity. Results showed that wo...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/713846806
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study reports the results of a comprehensive online survey of 1,612 current or former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many of whom engaged in psychotherapy to cope with (i.e., understand, accept, or change) their same-sex attractions. Data obtained from written and quantitative respons...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2014.915907
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Do masturbation exercises assigned in preorgasmic women's groups enable previously nonorgasmic women to achieve orgasms during partner sex? Studies by Wallace and Barbach and Ersner-Hershfield and Kopel report encouraging partner orgasmic success rates of 87% and 82%, respectively, and these figures are commonly cited...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926238708403874
更新日期:1987-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated sexual dysfunction and accompanying depression in patients with neurodermatitis and psoriasis. Patients with neurodermatitis (n = 31) and psoriasis (n = 24) were compared to control cases (n = 33) with Beck depression scale (BDS) and Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX). Beck Depression Scale and ASE...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926230701267951
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI; Rosen et al., 2000) and the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS; Derogatis, Rosen, Leiblum, Burnett, & Heiman, 2002) within a Dutch population of approximately 350 women with and without sexual complai...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926230600666261
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study investigated the cosmetic and functional adequacy of the neovagina in surgically reassigned male-to-female transsexuals. Subjects were 22 transsexuals with a mean postsurgical follow-up of 4.4 years. All were given structured interviews followed by pelvic examinations. The majority of subjects reported at l...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926238708403899
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Here, we sought to identify clinical factors associated with a negative impact on the relationships patients with Peyronie's disease (PD) have with their partners. During initial consultation, a detailed sexual questionnaire was administered, which included a question on whether or not PD negatively impacted the curre...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2017.1405312
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The scope of this article will be a review and brief discussion of recently gathered information on androgens and sexual behavior in men. It will include experimental observations on the covariance between androgens, mainly testosterone, and sexual functioning in normal heterosexual men and studies on sexual dysfuncti...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926237608405324
更新日期:1976-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Consensual sadomasochism (Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism; BDSM) is relatively common, but the experience of psychotherapists who work with clients who engage in BDSM has received little study. We conducted semistructured interviews with 14 therapists experienced in working with ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926230701620936
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article explores the relations among differentiation of self, adult attachment, sexual communication, sexual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction, in a path analysis model. In a sample of 205 married adults, the path analysis results indicated that (a) differentiation of self had no direct effect on marital or ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2011.564513
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Paroxetine-induced sexual dysfunction represents a frequent treatment complication of otherwise efficient antidepressants. The genetic polymorphism of pharmacokinetic genes may contribute to the occurrence of such dysfunctions. This study presents the effect of MDR1 gene polymorphisms on sexual function in 18 women wi...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2012.668514
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper emphasizes the rapid response of American medical schools to the absence of sex education in their curricula, which has led to diversity of design, strategy, and evaluation of human sexuality courses. It further points out that most such courses are inadequate to teach physicians knowledge and skills that w...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00926237608407072
更新日期:1976-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sexual violence against women is an ongoing social problem that carries serious social and health implications. Although a large body of empirical literature has documented the detrimental effects of sexual violence on women's mental health, the great majority of this work is devoid of considering the unique cultural ...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2019.1677836
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Research has revealed a significant prevalence of sexual problems in adulthood among child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors, yet many survivors do not report such difficulties. This study examined the moderator role of relationship satisfaction in the association between CSA and sexual difficulties in adulthood. Questionn...
journal_title:Journal of sex & marital therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/0092623X.2020.1797965
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00