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Natalie O. Rosen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Intimacy, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual distress in vulvodynia couples: An observational study.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology American Psychological Association, 2015Co-Authors: Katy Bois, Audrey Brassard, Natalie O. Rosen, Marie-hélène Mayrand, Sophie Bergeron, Gentiana SadikajAbstract:OBJECTIVE Vulvodynia is a prevalent idiopathic pain condition with deleterious consequences for the Sexuality of affected women and their spouses. Intimacy has been identified as a facilitator of adjustment to health difficulties in couples. Two components of intimacy were examined among couples with vulvodynia-empathic response and disclosure-in relation to their Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual distress. METHOD Using an observational design, 50 women (Mage = 24.50 years, SD = 4.03) diagnosed with vulvodynia and their spouses (Mage = 26.10 years, SD = 5.70) participated in a filmed discussion focusing on the impact of vulvodynia on their lives. Empathic response and disclosure were assessed by a trained observer and self-reported by participants after engaging in the discussion. The actor-partner interdependence model guided the data analyses. RESULTS Women's and spouses' higher observed and perceived empathic responses were associated with their own and their partners' greater Sexual Satisfaction. Women's and spouses' higher perceived disclosures were associated with their own and their partners' greater Sexual Satisfaction. Women's and spouses' higher observed empathic responses were associated with their own lower Sexual distress. Women's higher observed empathic responses were associated with their spouses' lower Sexual distress. Women and spouses' perceived greater empathic responses were associated with their own lower Sexual distress. Women's and spouses' greater perceived disclosures during the discussion were associated with their own and their partners' lower Sexual distress. CONCLUSION Promoting empathic response and disclosure through couple interventions may buffer against the Sexual distress and Sexual disSatisfaction of couples coping with vulvodynia. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Sexual and relationship intimacy among women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners associations with Sexual Satisfaction Sexual function and pain self efficacy
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2013Co-Authors: Katy Bois, Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Pierre Mcduff, Catherine GregoireAbstract:Introduction. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is the most frequent subtype of vulvodynia. Women report negative consequences of PVD on their Sexual and romantic relationships. Researchers have recently highlighted the importance of examining interpersonal factors such as intimacy, and of including both women and their partners in study designs. Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate Sexual and relationship intimacy as defined by the Interpersonal Process Model of Intimacy and their associations with Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, pain self-efficacy, and pain intensity among women with PVD and their partners. Methods. Ninety-one heteroSexual women (M age = 27.38, SD = 6.04) diagnosed with PVD and their partners (M age = 29.37, SD = 7.79) completed measures of Sexual and relationship intimacy, Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, pain self-efficacy, and pain intensity. Main Outcome Measures. Dependent measures were the (i) Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction Scale; (ii) Female Sexual Function Index; (iii) Painful Intercourse Self-Efficacy Scale; and (iv) visual analog scale of pain intensity during intercourse. Results. After controlling for women's age, women's greater Sexual intimacy ( b= 0.49, P < 0.001) was associated with women's greater Sexual Satisfaction and higher pain self-efficacy ( b= 0.39, P = 0.001), beyond the effects of partners' Sexual intimacy. Also, women's greater Sexual intimacy ( b= 0.24, P = 0.05) and women's greater relationship inti- macy ( b= 0.54, P = 0.003) were associated with greater women's Sexual function, beyond the effects of partners' Sexual and relationship intimacy. Conclusions. Women's self-reported Sexual and relationship intimacy in the couple relationship may promote higher Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, and pain self-efficacy, as well as possibly foster greater Sexual well-being among women with PVD. The authors discuss implications for the inclusion of emotional and interpersonal aspects of the couple's dynamic in clinical interventions and future research in PVD. Bois K, Bergeron S, Rosen NO, McDuff P, and Gregoire C. Sexual and relationship intimacy among women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, and pain self-efficacy. J Sex Med 2013;10:2024-2035.
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provoked vestibulodynia mediators of the associations between partner responses pain and Sexual Satisfaction
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Bernard Lambert, Marc StebenAbstract:Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic, recurrent vulvo-vaginal pain condition affecting 12% of the general population, and is associated with Sexual dysfunction, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. There is growing interest in the role of interpersonal variables in PVD, which have been widely neglected. In a sample of 175 couples, the present study examined the mediating roles of partner and participant catastrophizing and self-efficacy in the association between solicitous partner responses and pain intensity, and that of dyadic adjustment in the association between solicitous and negative partner responses and Sexual Satisfaction. Couples completed measures of partner responses, catastrophizing, self-efficacy, dyadic adjustment, and depression. Women also completed measures of pain, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual function. Controlling for depression and solicitousness perceived by the other member of the couple, catastrophizing and self-efficacy partially mediated the association between higher solicitous responses and higher pain during intercourse, accounting for 26 and 25% of the variance in this association for participant and partner-perceived responses, respectively. For both participant and partners, only pain catastrophizing was a unique mediator. Controlling for depression, Sexual function and partner-perceived responses, dyadic adjustment partially mediated the association between higher participant-perceived solicitous responses and higher Sexual Satisfaction, and between higher participant-perceived negative responses and lower Sexual Satisfaction, accounting for 26% of the variance in each association. The current findings suggest that catastrophizing and dyadic adjustment may constitute a route by which partner responses exacerbate pain and increase or decrease Sexual Satisfaction in PVD couples.
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harmful or helpful perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses are differentially associated with pain and Sexual Satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2012Co-Authors: Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Maria Glowacka, Isabelle Delisle, Mary Lou BaxterAbstract:ABSTRACT Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that negatively affects women's emotional, Sexual, and relationship well‐being. Recent studies have investigated the role of interpersonal variables, including partner responses. Aim We examined whether solicitous and facilitative partner responses were differentially associated with vulvovaginal pain and Sexual Satisfaction in women with PVD by examining each predictor while controlling for the other. Methods One hundred twenty‐one women ( M age = 30.60, SD = 10.53) with PVD or self‐reported symptoms of PVD completed the solicitous subscale of the spouse response scale of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, and the facilitative subscale of the Spouse Response Inventory. Participants also completed measures of pain, Sexual function, Sexual Satisfaction, trait anxiety, and avoidance of pain and Sexual behaviors (referred to as “avoidance”). Main Outcome Measures Dependent measures were the (i) Pain Rating Index of the McGill Pain Questionnaire with reference to pain during vaginal intercourse and (ii) Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction Scale. Results Controlling for trait anxiety and avoidance, higher solicitous partner responses were associated with higher vulvovaginal pain intensity (β = 0.20, P = 0.03), and higher facilitative partner responses were associated with lower pain intensity (β = −0.20, P = 0.04). Controlling for Sexual function, trait anxiety, and avoidance, higher facilitative partner responses were associated with higher Sexual Satisfaction (β = 0.15, P = 0.05). Conclusions Findings suggest that facilitative partner responses may aid in alleviating vulvovaginal pain and improving Sexual Satisfaction, whereas solicitous partner responses may contribute to greater pain. Rosen NO, Bergeron S, Glowacka M, Delisle I, and Baxter ML. Harmful or helpful: Perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses are differentially associated with pain and Sexual Satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia. J Sex Med 2012;9:2351–2360.
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woman and partner perceived partner responses predict pain and Sexual Satisfaction in provoked vestibulodynia pvd couples
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010Co-Authors: Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Bernard Lambert, Bianca Leclerc, Marc StebenAbstract:Introduction. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that results in significant Sexual dysfunction, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. Although some intra-individual psychological factors have been associated with PVD, studies to date have neglected the interpersonal context of this condition. Aim. We examined whether partner responses to women's pain experience—from the perspective of both the woman and her partner—are associated with pain intensity, Sexual function, and Sexual Satisfaction. Methods. One hundred ninety-one couples (M age for women = 33.28, standard deviation (SD) = 12.07, M age for men = 35.79, SD = 12.44) in which the woman suffered from PVD completed the spouse response scale of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, assessing perceptions of partners' responses to the pain. Women with PVD also completed measures of pain, Sexual function, Sexual Satisfaction, depression, and dyadic adjustment. Main Outcome Measures. Dependent measures were women's responses to: (i) a horizontal analog scale assessing the intensity of their pain during intercourse; (ii) the Female Sexual Function Index; and (iii) the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction Scale. Results. Controlling for depression, higher solicitous partner responses were associated with higher levels of women's vulvovaginal pain intensity. This association was significant for partner-perceived responses ( b= 0.29, P < 0.001) and for woman-perceived partner responses ( b= 0.16, P = 0.04). After controlling for Sexual function and dyadic adjustment, woman-perceived greater solicitous partner responses ( b= 0.16, P = 0.02) predicted greater Sexual Satisfaction. Partner-perceived responses did not predict women's Sexual Satisfaction. Partner responses were not associated with women's Sexual function. Conclusions. Findings support the integration of dyadic processes in the conceptualization and treatment of PVD by suggesting that partner responses to pain affect pain intensity and Sexual Satisfaction in affected women. Rosen NO, Bergeron S, Leclerc B, Lambert B, and Steben M. Woman and partner-perceived partner responses predict pain and Sexual Satisfaction in provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) couples. J Sex Med 2010;7:3715-3724.
Cindy M. Meston - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the association between Sexual motives and Sexual Satisfaction gender differences and categorical comparisons
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2011Co-Authors: Kyle R. Stephenson, Tierney K Ahrold, Cindy M. MestonAbstract:Past research suggests that Sexual Satisfaction may be partially dependent on Sexual motives (the reasons people have sex). The primary goal of this study was to determine which of a wide range of empirically derived Sexual motives were related to Sexual Satisfaction, and whether gender differences existed in these relationships. Examining data from 544 undergraduate participants (93 men, 451 women), we found that certain types of motives predicted levels of Sexual Satisfaction for both genders. However, a greater number of motive categories were related to Satisfaction for women than for men, and Sexual motives were a more consistent predictor of Satisfaction in general for women than for men. We also found that empirical categories of motives predicted more variance in Satisfaction ratings than did previously used theoretical categories. These findings suggest that a wide range of Sexual motives are related to Sexual Satisfaction, that these connections may be moderated by gender, and that empirically-constructed categories of motives may be the most effective tool for studying this link.
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The Association between Sexual Costs and Sexual Satisfaction in Women: An Exploration of the Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 2011Co-Authors: Kyle R. Stephenson, Cindy M. MestonAbstract:Recent research has suggested that female Sexual functioning may be strongly tied to Sexual Satisfaction In some cases and weakly tied in others. The.Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction (IEMSS) constitutes a validated theoretical framework within which to explore this complex association. The aim of the current study was to explore whether Sexual functioning represents an Important Sexual cost that is closely linked to Sexual Satisfaction, and for whom. Data from 200 female undergraduates were analyzed to determine if sexuai functioning accounted for the association between sexuai costs and Sexual Satisfaction In women and whether this indirect effect was dependent on adult attachment anxiety. We found a significant simpie indirect effect wherein sexuai functioning accounted for the association between sexuai costs and sexuai Satisfaction for the sampie as a whoie. However, attachment anxiety moderated this indirect effect; Sexual functioning accounted for the association between Sexual costs and Satisfaction for women reporting low ievels of attachment anxiety, but not for women reporting high leveis of attachment anxiety. These findings suggest that, depending on individual attachment orientation, difficulties with Sexual functioning may or may not represent key sexuai costs that are associated with levels of Sexual Satisfaction. Theoretical and practicai implications are discussed. Acknowledgement: This pubiication was supported by Grant Number ROl HD51676 from the Nationai Institute for Chiid Heaith and Human Deveiopment to Cindy M. Meston.
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differentiating components of Sexual well being in women are Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual distress independent constructs
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010Co-Authors: Kyle R. Stephenson, Cindy M. MestonAbstract:ABSTRACT Introduction Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual distress are common outcome measures in studies of Sexual health and well-being. However, confusion remains as to if and how the two constructs are related. While many researchers have conceptualized Satisfaction and distress as polar opposites, with a lack of Satisfaction indicating high distress and vice versa, there is a growing movement to view Satisfaction and distress as relatively independent factors and measure them accordingly. Aim The study aimed to assess the level of independence between Sexual Satisfaction and distress in female clinical and nonclinical samples. Methods Ninety-nine women (mean age = 25.3) undergoing treatment (traditional sex therapy and/or gingko biloba) for Sexual arousal disorder with or without coexistent hypoactive Sexual desire disorder and/or orgasmic disorder completed surveys assessing Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual distress, Sexual functioning, and relational functioning at pretreatment, mid-treatment, posttreatment, and follow-up. Two hundred twenty Sexually healthy women (mean age = 20.25) completed similar surveys at 1-month intervals. Main Outcome Measures Sexually dysfunctional women completed the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Sexually healthy women completed the SSS-W, the FSFI, the Relationship Assessment Scale, and the Dimensions of Relationship Quality Scale. Results Sexual Satisfaction and distress were generally closely and inversely related; however, distress was more closely related to Sexual functioning variables than was Satisfaction in the clinical sample, and Satisfaction was more closely related to relational variables than was distress in the nonclinical sample. Additionally, Satisfaction and distress showed partially independent patterns of change over time, and scales of distress showed a larger change in response to treatment than did scales of Satisfaction. Conclusion Although Sexual Satisfaction and distress may be closely related, these findings suggest that they are, at least, partially independent constructs. Implications for research on Sexual well-being and treatment outcome studies are discussed. Stephenson KR, and Meston CM. Differentiating components of Sexual well-being in women: Are Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual distress independent constructs?
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the association between Sexual Satisfaction and body image in women
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010Co-Authors: Yasisca Pujols, Cindy M. Meston, Brooke N SealAbstract:Introduction Although Sexual functioning has been linked to Sexual Satisfaction, it only partially explains the degree to which women report being Sexually satisfied. Other factors include quality of life, relational variables, and individual factors such as body image. Of the few studies that have investigated the link between body image and Sexual Satisfaction, most have considered body image to be a single construct and have shown mixed results.
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development and validation of a five factor Sexual Satisfaction and distress scale for women the Sexual Satisfaction scale for women sss w
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2005Co-Authors: Cindy M. Meston, Paul D TrapnellAbstract:ABSTRACT Introduction This article presents data based on the responses of over 800 women who contributed to the development of the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS‐W). Aim The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive, multifaceted, valid, and reliable self‐report measure of women's Sexual Satisfaction and distress. Methods Phase I involved the initial selection of items based on past literature and on interviews of women diagnosed with Sexual dysfunction and an exploratory factor analysis. Phase II involved an additional administration of the questionnaire, factor analyses, and refinement of the questionnaire items. Phase III involved administration of the final questionnaire to a sample of women with clinically diagnosed Sexual dysfunction and controls. Results Psychometric evaluation of the SSS‐W conducted in a sample of women meeting DSM‐IV‐TR criteria for female Sexual dysfunction and in a control sample provided preliminary evidence of reliability and validity. The ability of the SSS‐W to discriminate between Sexually functional and dysfunctional women was demonstrated for each of the SSS‐W domain scores and total score. Conclusion The SSS‐W is a brief, 30‐item measure of Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual distress, composed of five domains supported by factor analyses: contentment, communication, compatibility, relational concern, and personal concern. It exhibits sound psychometric properties and has a demonstrated ability to discriminate between clinical and nonclinical samples.
Chyng Sun - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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is the relationship between pornography consumption frequency and lower Sexual Satisfaction curvilinear results from england and germany
Journal of Sex Research, 2019Co-Authors: Paul J Wright, Nicola J Steffen, Chyng SunAbstract:Several studies using different methods have found that pornography consumption is associated with lower Sexual Satisfaction. The language used by media-effects scholars in discussions of this association implies an expectation that lowered Satisfaction is primarily due to frequent-but not infrequent-consumption. Actual analyses, however, have assumed linearity. Linear analyses presuppose that for each increase in the frequency of pornography consumption there is a correspondingly equivalent decrease in Sexual Satisfaction. The present brief report explored the possibility that the association is curvilinear. Survey data from two studies of heteroSexual adults, one conducted in England and the other in Germany, were employed. Results were parallel in each country and were not moderated by gender. Quadratic analysis indicated a curvilinear relationship, in the form of a predominantly negative, concave downward curve. Simple slope analyses suggested that when the frequency of consumption reaches once a month, Sexual Satisfaction begins to decrease, and that the magnitude of the decrease becomes larger with each increase in the frequency of consumption. The observational nature of the data employed precludes any causal inferences. However, if an effects perspective was adopted, these results would suggest that low rates of pornography consumption have no impact on Sexual Satisfaction and that adverse effects initiate only after consumption reaches a certain frequency.
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is the relationship between pornography consumption frequency and lower Sexual Satisfaction curvilinear results from england and germany
Journal of Sex Research, 2019Co-Authors: Paul J Wright, Nicola J Steffen, Chyng SunAbstract:Several studies using different methods have found that pornography consumption is associated with lower Sexual Satisfaction. The language used by media-effects scholars in discussions of this association implies an expectation that lowered Satisfaction is primarily due to frequent—but not infrequent—consumption. Actual analyses, however, have assumed linearity. Linear analyses presuppose that for each increase in the frequency of pornography consumption there is a correspondingly equivalent decrease in Sexual Satisfaction. The present brief report explored the possibility that the association is curvilinear. Survey data from two studies of heteroSexual adults, one conducted in England and the other in Germany, were employed. Results were parallel in each country and were not moderated by gender. Quadratic analysis indicated a curvilinear relationship, in the form of a predominantly negative, concave downward curve. Simple slope analyses suggested that when the frequency of consumption reaches once a mont...
Sophie Bergeron - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Intimacy, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual distress in vulvodynia couples: An observational study.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology American Psychological Association, 2015Co-Authors: Katy Bois, Audrey Brassard, Natalie O. Rosen, Marie-hélène Mayrand, Sophie Bergeron, Gentiana SadikajAbstract:OBJECTIVE Vulvodynia is a prevalent idiopathic pain condition with deleterious consequences for the Sexuality of affected women and their spouses. Intimacy has been identified as a facilitator of adjustment to health difficulties in couples. Two components of intimacy were examined among couples with vulvodynia-empathic response and disclosure-in relation to their Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual distress. METHOD Using an observational design, 50 women (Mage = 24.50 years, SD = 4.03) diagnosed with vulvodynia and their spouses (Mage = 26.10 years, SD = 5.70) participated in a filmed discussion focusing on the impact of vulvodynia on their lives. Empathic response and disclosure were assessed by a trained observer and self-reported by participants after engaging in the discussion. The actor-partner interdependence model guided the data analyses. RESULTS Women's and spouses' higher observed and perceived empathic responses were associated with their own and their partners' greater Sexual Satisfaction. Women's and spouses' higher perceived disclosures were associated with their own and their partners' greater Sexual Satisfaction. Women's and spouses' higher observed empathic responses were associated with their own lower Sexual distress. Women's higher observed empathic responses were associated with their spouses' lower Sexual distress. Women and spouses' perceived greater empathic responses were associated with their own lower Sexual distress. Women's and spouses' greater perceived disclosures during the discussion were associated with their own and their partners' lower Sexual distress. CONCLUSION Promoting empathic response and disclosure through couple interventions may buffer against the Sexual distress and Sexual disSatisfaction of couples coping with vulvodynia. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Sexual and relationship intimacy among women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners associations with Sexual Satisfaction Sexual function and pain self efficacy
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2013Co-Authors: Katy Bois, Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Pierre Mcduff, Catherine GregoireAbstract:Introduction. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is the most frequent subtype of vulvodynia. Women report negative consequences of PVD on their Sexual and romantic relationships. Researchers have recently highlighted the importance of examining interpersonal factors such as intimacy, and of including both women and their partners in study designs. Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate Sexual and relationship intimacy as defined by the Interpersonal Process Model of Intimacy and their associations with Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, pain self-efficacy, and pain intensity among women with PVD and their partners. Methods. Ninety-one heteroSexual women (M age = 27.38, SD = 6.04) diagnosed with PVD and their partners (M age = 29.37, SD = 7.79) completed measures of Sexual and relationship intimacy, Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, pain self-efficacy, and pain intensity. Main Outcome Measures. Dependent measures were the (i) Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction Scale; (ii) Female Sexual Function Index; (iii) Painful Intercourse Self-Efficacy Scale; and (iv) visual analog scale of pain intensity during intercourse. Results. After controlling for women's age, women's greater Sexual intimacy ( b= 0.49, P < 0.001) was associated with women's greater Sexual Satisfaction and higher pain self-efficacy ( b= 0.39, P = 0.001), beyond the effects of partners' Sexual intimacy. Also, women's greater Sexual intimacy ( b= 0.24, P = 0.05) and women's greater relationship inti- macy ( b= 0.54, P = 0.003) were associated with greater women's Sexual function, beyond the effects of partners' Sexual and relationship intimacy. Conclusions. Women's self-reported Sexual and relationship intimacy in the couple relationship may promote higher Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, and pain self-efficacy, as well as possibly foster greater Sexual well-being among women with PVD. The authors discuss implications for the inclusion of emotional and interpersonal aspects of the couple's dynamic in clinical interventions and future research in PVD. Bois K, Bergeron S, Rosen NO, McDuff P, and Gregoire C. Sexual and relationship intimacy among women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners: Associations with Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual function, and pain self-efficacy. J Sex Med 2013;10:2024-2035.
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provoked vestibulodynia mediators of the associations between partner responses pain and Sexual Satisfaction
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Bernard Lambert, Marc StebenAbstract:Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic, recurrent vulvo-vaginal pain condition affecting 12% of the general population, and is associated with Sexual dysfunction, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. There is growing interest in the role of interpersonal variables in PVD, which have been widely neglected. In a sample of 175 couples, the present study examined the mediating roles of partner and participant catastrophizing and self-efficacy in the association between solicitous partner responses and pain intensity, and that of dyadic adjustment in the association between solicitous and negative partner responses and Sexual Satisfaction. Couples completed measures of partner responses, catastrophizing, self-efficacy, dyadic adjustment, and depression. Women also completed measures of pain, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual function. Controlling for depression and solicitousness perceived by the other member of the couple, catastrophizing and self-efficacy partially mediated the association between higher solicitous responses and higher pain during intercourse, accounting for 26 and 25% of the variance in this association for participant and partner-perceived responses, respectively. For both participant and partners, only pain catastrophizing was a unique mediator. Controlling for depression, Sexual function and partner-perceived responses, dyadic adjustment partially mediated the association between higher participant-perceived solicitous responses and higher Sexual Satisfaction, and between higher participant-perceived negative responses and lower Sexual Satisfaction, accounting for 26% of the variance in each association. The current findings suggest that catastrophizing and dyadic adjustment may constitute a route by which partner responses exacerbate pain and increase or decrease Sexual Satisfaction in PVD couples.
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harmful or helpful perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses are differentially associated with pain and Sexual Satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2012Co-Authors: Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Maria Glowacka, Isabelle Delisle, Mary Lou BaxterAbstract:ABSTRACT Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that negatively affects women's emotional, Sexual, and relationship well‐being. Recent studies have investigated the role of interpersonal variables, including partner responses. Aim We examined whether solicitous and facilitative partner responses were differentially associated with vulvovaginal pain and Sexual Satisfaction in women with PVD by examining each predictor while controlling for the other. Methods One hundred twenty‐one women ( M age = 30.60, SD = 10.53) with PVD or self‐reported symptoms of PVD completed the solicitous subscale of the spouse response scale of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, and the facilitative subscale of the Spouse Response Inventory. Participants also completed measures of pain, Sexual function, Sexual Satisfaction, trait anxiety, and avoidance of pain and Sexual behaviors (referred to as “avoidance”). Main Outcome Measures Dependent measures were the (i) Pain Rating Index of the McGill Pain Questionnaire with reference to pain during vaginal intercourse and (ii) Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction Scale. Results Controlling for trait anxiety and avoidance, higher solicitous partner responses were associated with higher vulvovaginal pain intensity (β = 0.20, P = 0.03), and higher facilitative partner responses were associated with lower pain intensity (β = −0.20, P = 0.04). Controlling for Sexual function, trait anxiety, and avoidance, higher facilitative partner responses were associated with higher Sexual Satisfaction (β = 0.15, P = 0.05). Conclusions Findings suggest that facilitative partner responses may aid in alleviating vulvovaginal pain and improving Sexual Satisfaction, whereas solicitous partner responses may contribute to greater pain. Rosen NO, Bergeron S, Glowacka M, Delisle I, and Baxter ML. Harmful or helpful: Perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses are differentially associated with pain and Sexual Satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia. J Sex Med 2012;9:2351–2360.
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woman and partner perceived partner responses predict pain and Sexual Satisfaction in provoked vestibulodynia pvd couples
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010Co-Authors: Natalie O. Rosen, Sophie Bergeron, Bernard Lambert, Bianca Leclerc, Marc StebenAbstract:Introduction. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that results in significant Sexual dysfunction, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. Although some intra-individual psychological factors have been associated with PVD, studies to date have neglected the interpersonal context of this condition. Aim. We examined whether partner responses to women's pain experience—from the perspective of both the woman and her partner—are associated with pain intensity, Sexual function, and Sexual Satisfaction. Methods. One hundred ninety-one couples (M age for women = 33.28, standard deviation (SD) = 12.07, M age for men = 35.79, SD = 12.44) in which the woman suffered from PVD completed the spouse response scale of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, assessing perceptions of partners' responses to the pain. Women with PVD also completed measures of pain, Sexual function, Sexual Satisfaction, depression, and dyadic adjustment. Main Outcome Measures. Dependent measures were women's responses to: (i) a horizontal analog scale assessing the intensity of their pain during intercourse; (ii) the Female Sexual Function Index; and (iii) the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction Scale. Results. Controlling for depression, higher solicitous partner responses were associated with higher levels of women's vulvovaginal pain intensity. This association was significant for partner-perceived responses ( b= 0.29, P < 0.001) and for woman-perceived partner responses ( b= 0.16, P = 0.04). After controlling for Sexual function and dyadic adjustment, woman-perceived greater solicitous partner responses ( b= 0.16, P = 0.02) predicted greater Sexual Satisfaction. Partner-perceived responses did not predict women's Sexual Satisfaction. Partner responses were not associated with women's Sexual function. Conclusions. Findings support the integration of dyadic processes in the conceptualization and treatment of PVD by suggesting that partner responses to pain affect pain intensity and Sexual Satisfaction in affected women. Rosen NO, Bergeron S, Leclerc B, Lambert B, and Steben M. Woman and partner-perceived partner responses predict pain and Sexual Satisfaction in provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) couples. J Sex Med 2010;7:3715-3724.
Paul J Wright - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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is the relationship between pornography consumption frequency and lower Sexual Satisfaction curvilinear results from england and germany
Journal of Sex Research, 2019Co-Authors: Paul J Wright, Nicola J Steffen, Chyng SunAbstract:Several studies using different methods have found that pornography consumption is associated with lower Sexual Satisfaction. The language used by media-effects scholars in discussions of this association implies an expectation that lowered Satisfaction is primarily due to frequent-but not infrequent-consumption. Actual analyses, however, have assumed linearity. Linear analyses presuppose that for each increase in the frequency of pornography consumption there is a correspondingly equivalent decrease in Sexual Satisfaction. The present brief report explored the possibility that the association is curvilinear. Survey data from two studies of heteroSexual adults, one conducted in England and the other in Germany, were employed. Results were parallel in each country and were not moderated by gender. Quadratic analysis indicated a curvilinear relationship, in the form of a predominantly negative, concave downward curve. Simple slope analyses suggested that when the frequency of consumption reaches once a month, Sexual Satisfaction begins to decrease, and that the magnitude of the decrease becomes larger with each increase in the frequency of consumption. The observational nature of the data employed precludes any causal inferences. However, if an effects perspective was adopted, these results would suggest that low rates of pornography consumption have no impact on Sexual Satisfaction and that adverse effects initiate only after consumption reaches a certain frequency.
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is the relationship between pornography consumption frequency and lower Sexual Satisfaction curvilinear results from england and germany
Journal of Sex Research, 2019Co-Authors: Paul J Wright, Nicola J Steffen, Chyng SunAbstract:Several studies using different methods have found that pornography consumption is associated with lower Sexual Satisfaction. The language used by media-effects scholars in discussions of this association implies an expectation that lowered Satisfaction is primarily due to frequent—but not infrequent—consumption. Actual analyses, however, have assumed linearity. Linear analyses presuppose that for each increase in the frequency of pornography consumption there is a correspondingly equivalent decrease in Sexual Satisfaction. The present brief report explored the possibility that the association is curvilinear. Survey data from two studies of heteroSexual adults, one conducted in England and the other in Germany, were employed. Results were parallel in each country and were not moderated by gender. Quadratic analysis indicated a curvilinear relationship, in the form of a predominantly negative, concave downward curve. Simple slope analyses suggested that when the frequency of consumption reaches once a mont...
