Título Association between Psychopathological Dimensions and Sexual Functioning/Sexual Arousal in Young Adults
Autores Soler, Franklin , Granados, Reina , ARCOS ROMERO, ANA ISABEL, Calvillo, Cristobal , Alvarez-Muelas, Ana , Sanchez-Fuentes, Maria del Mar , Moyano, Nieves , Sierra, Juan Carlos
Publicación externa No
Medio Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 1
Cuartil SJR 2
Impacto JCR 4.61400
Impacto SJR 0.81400
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103265666&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18073584&partnerID=40&md5=c07480fe503e2b463f3ba62dc6843c17
Fecha de publicacion 01/04/2021
ISI 000638507200001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85103265666
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18073584
Abstract Psychological-psychiatric factors have a different effect on sexual functioning in men and women. This research aimed to examine the association between psychopathological dimensions and dimensions of sexual functioning in Spanish young adults in two studies. Study 1 examined sexual functioning and psychopathological dimensions in 700 women and 516 men. Study 2 conducted an experimental laboratory task to evaluate subjective sexual arousal and genital sensations when watching visual sexual stimuli in a subsample of participants from Study 1 (143 women and 123 men). As a result, the first study showed that depression and anxiety-related symptoms had a negative effect, both in men and women, and having a partner had a positive influence on the dimensions of sexual functioning. The second study showed that anxiety symptoms were positively associated with subjective sexual arousal in both men and women, and anxiety was associated with the assessment of genital sensations in men. The differences between the results of anxiety may be explained because sexual arousal was evaluated in general terms in Study 1, whereas it was evaluated as a state in Study 2. These findings confirm that the presence of psychopathological symptoms contributes to sexual functioning, as well as the necessity of strengthening mental illness prevention programs that include sexual health components.
Palabras clave sexual functioning; sexual arousal; psychopathology; young adults
Miembros de la Universidad Loyola

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