Positive and Negative Affect During Sexual Activity: Differences Between Homosexual and Heterosexual Men and Women, With and Without Sexual Problems

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Manuela Peixoto ◽  
Pedro Nobre
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Prevalence of sexual problems and related help-seeking behaviors among mature adults in Brazil: data from the global study of sexual attitudes and behaviors

2005 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edson Duarte Moreira Junior ◽  
Dale Glasser ◽  
Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Clive Gingell
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Sexual Problem ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Relatively little is known about the usual frequency of sexual activity and how older individuals cope with sexual problems. The objective was to study sexual activity, prevalence of sexual problems and related help-seeking behaviors among middle-aged and older men and women in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Population survey, by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. METHODS: Interviews were held with 1,199 Brazilians aged 40-80 years (471 men and 728 women). The standardized questionnaire investigated demographics, general health, sexual behavior, attitudes and beliefs. RESULTS: Overall, 92.6% of men and 58.3% of women had had sexual intercourse during the preceding year. More than half of the men and women had done so more than once a week. Early ejaculation (30.3%) was the commonest male sexual problem, followed by inability to reach orgasm (14.0%), erectile difficulties (13.1%) and lack of sexual interest (11.2%). For women, the commonest sexual problems were lubrication difficulties (23.4%) and lack of sexual interest (22.7%). Depression was a significant correlate of sexual problems, for men and women. More women than men had sought help for sexual problem(s) from a healthcare professional. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of encouraging greater use of available healthcare services, including consultation with a medical doctor regarding sexual health. This should not only enable men and women to maintain satisfactory sexual function well into their later years, but may also result in overall improvement in the quality of healthcare.

I Feel You, We Can Do This

GeroPsych ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-137
Author(s):  
Hannah M. Schade ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Gizem Hülür ◽  
Christiane A. Hoppmann ◽  
Nilam Ram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Older Couples ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Length Of Relationship

Abstract. We investigated whether similarity between partners in positive and negative affect is associated with the perception that one manages everyday life well together as a couple (dyadic mastery). To this end, we used data from 99 older couples (mean age = 75 years; mean length of relationship = 45 years) obtained 5 times a day over 7 consecutive days as participants went about their everyday lives. Analyses using actor-partner interdependence models revealed that higher (average and momentary) similarity in negative affect between partners, but not positive affect between partners, was associated with higher levels of dyadic mastery among both men and women. Our results point to the significance of emotional similarity between partners for smooth relationship functioning.

PENGARUH EMPATI EMOSIONAL TERHADAP PERILAKU PROSOSIAL YANG DIMODERASI OLEH JENIS KELAMIN PADA MAHASISWA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Irdianti Irdianti ◽  
Sariana Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Emotional Empathy ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
New Students

Abstrak: Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh empati emosional terhadap perilaku prososial yang dimoderasi oleh jenis kelamin pada mahasiswa baru psikologi UNM. Empati emosional didefinisikan sebagai dorongan secara otomatis dan tampa disadari untuk merespon keadaan emosi orang lain. Dan perilaku prososial diartikan sebagai tindakan dengan cara pemberian dua perlakuan berupa video yang membuat emosional individu meningkat ataupun netral dengan instrument untuk mengukur empati emosional dengan menggunakan Positive dan Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) yang dikembangkan oleh Watson, Clark &Tellegen (1988). Pengukuran prilaku prososial dilakukan dengan melihat jumlah donasi yang diberikan oleh responden. Responden penelitian berjumlah 32 mahasiswa yang terdiri dari laki-laki dan perempuan dengan kriteria mahsiswa baru psikologi UNM.Penelitian eksperimen ini menggunakan desain faktorial  2 (empati: netral vs empati) X 2 (jenis kelamin: laki-laki vs perempuan) between subject design. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang cukup signifikan antara empati emosional terhadap perilaku prososial, tapi pengaruh jenis kelamin sebagai moderator terhadap perilaku prososial tidak memiliki efek yang signifikan. Kata kunci: empati emosional, jenis kelamin, perilaku prososialAbstract: The research aims to determine the effect of emotional on prosocial behavior moderated by gender in new students of psychology UNM. Emotional empathy is defined as an impulse automatically and without being realized to respond to other people's emotional states. And prosocial behavior is defined as an act by giving two treatments in the form of a video which can increase someone’s empathy or neutral with an instrument to measure emotional empathy using the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) developed by Watson, Clark & Tellegen (1988). The measurement of prosocial behavior is done by looking at the number of donations given by respondents. The research respondents numbered 32 students consisting of men and women with the criteria of new students in UNM psychology. This experimental research used factorial design 2 (empathy: neutral vs empathy) X 2 (sex: male vs. female) between-subject designs. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant influence between emotional empathy on prosocial behavior, but the effect of gender as a moderator on prosocial behavior does not have a significant effect.Keywords: Empathy, emotional empathy, gender, prosocial behavior

scholarly journals Heterogeneity in Affective Complexity Among Men and Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine T. Foster ◽  
Adriene M. Beltz
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Community Detection ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Bivariate Model ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Affective Science ◽  
Affective Experiences ◽  
Daily Affect

Background: Affective phenomena have noteworthy complexity and heterogeneity – shared experiences and emotions evoke distinct responses and affective problem risk across individuals (e.g., higher rates in women than men). Yet, by averaging across individuals, affective science research traditionally treats affect as homogenous. Directly modeling person-specific heterogeneity in affective complexity (AC) – like the granularity and covariation of affective experiences – is paramount for identifying shared (i.e., common; nomothetic) and/or unshared (i.e., personal; idiographic) features of AC. The present study applied a person-specific technique to capture heterogeneity in daily affect and affective problem risk in men and women and leveraged personalized results to improve general understanding of AC. Methods: Young adults (n=56; 25 female) reported affect on each of 75-days of an intensive longitudinal study. AC was modeled using p-technique (i.e., person-specific factor analysis) and its utility over traditional, between-person models of affect (i.e., bivariate positive and negative affect) was compared for prediction of affective problem risk in women compared to men. A community detection network algorithm was then applied to estimate person-specific AC to develop an idiographically-informed nomothetic model of AC. Results: Person-specific analyses detected wide variation in AC across individuals (i.e., range of 2-8 factors). Relative to the traditional bivariate model, idiographic models had incremental utility for differentiating affective problem risk by gender. Nomothetic review of idiographic results (via community detection) revealed distinct dynamics in positive and negative affect networks. Conclusions: Person-specificvariability in AC may contribute to heterogeneity in daily affect and affective problems. Advances in person-specific science hold particular promise for accounting for variable outcomes across individuals and increasing nomothetic model accuracy.

The Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of Positive and Negative Affect

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Joshanloo ◽  
Ali Bakhshi
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Invariance Testing ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Scalar Invariance ◽  
Gender Groups

Abstract. This study investigated the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Mroczek and Kolarz’s scales of positive and negative affect in Iran (N = 2,391) and the USA (N = 2,154), and across gender groups. The two-factor model of affect was supported across the groups. The results of measurement invariance testing confirmed full metric and partial scalar invariance of the scales across cultural groups, and full metric and full scalar invariance across gender groups. The results of latent mean analysis revealed that Iranians scored lower on positive affect and higher on negative affect than Americans. The analyses also showed that American men scored significantly lower than American women on negative affect. The significance and implications of the results are discussed.

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