Emotional intimacy, sexual desire, and sexual satisfaction among partnered heterosexual men

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Štulhofer ◽  
Luana Cunha Ferreira ◽  
Ivan Landripet
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Emotional Intimacy

Openness to Sexuality as a Predictor of Gender Non-Specificity of Visual Sexual Interest in Heterosexual Women

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Persall
Keyword(s):  
Gender Difference ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Tracking Data ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Sexual Arousability

Past research has indicated that there is a gender difference in regards to sexual arousal; such that heterosexual men typically show a pattern of gender-specificity, whereas women show a pattern of gender non-specificity. Although this is a robust finding, there is little research examining the predictors of this finding. The current study uses eye-tracking data (i.e., gaze time to male and female images) to examine the effect of openness to sexuality on visual sexual interest. Openness to sexuality is assessed using three factors: sexual attitudes, sexual desire, and sexual arousability. I predict that greater openness to sexuality (i.e., more positive sexual attitudes, greater sexual desire, and greater sexual arousability) is correlated with greater gender non-specificity of visual sexual interest.

scholarly journals Sexual Satisfaction Among Older Australian Heterosexual Men and Women: Findings from the Sex, Age & Me Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Heywood ◽  
Anthony Lyons ◽  
Bianca Fileborn ◽  
Sharron Hinchliff ◽  
Victor Minichiello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Sexual Health in Men

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luka Leško ◽  
Renata Barić ◽  
Anamaria Ivanko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Erectile Function ◽  
Premature Ejaculation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Physically Active

The primary aim of the study was to examine the correlation between the physical activity level and three factors of sexual health in men (sexual desire, sexual function and sexual satisfaction). The sample consisted of 509 male students aged 18 to 30 (M=19.70; SD=1.38). The results suggest a significantly better erectile function and sexual satisfaction in sufficiently physically active compared to insufficiently physically active men, while no significance was found in sexual desire and premature ejaculation. The findings indicate that the level of physical activity is positively related to sexual health factors, regardless of whether the dominant aerobic or anaerobic type of physical activity is practiced. Men with higher number of exercise hours on weekly basis have higher sexual desire and better erectile function. Men who are more satisfied with their own body image, have better erectile function. Although previous studies point to positive correlation between physical activity and sexual health in older age groups, this study points to better sexual health of physically active men already in the student age.

scholarly journals Associations Between Daily Positive Communication and Sexual Desire and Satisfaction: A Comparison Between Traditional Analyses and Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Leistner ◽  
Laura Marika Vowels ◽  
Matthew J Vowels ◽  
Kristen Mark
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Data Analytic

Communication is an important component of many healthy sexual and romantic relationships. Positive communication strategies including expressing fondness and affection, exchanging compliments, and disclosing information about oneself with a partner are associated with relationship and sexual satisfaction, but less is known about its association to sexual desire. Most of the current literature has used traditional statistical analyses that assume errors are normally distributed and that associations between variables are linear. Our study aimed to examine the ways daily levels of four positive communication strategies are associated with relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and sexual desire among 246 mixed sex couples (N = 492). We also compared traditional hierarchical linear modeling with machine learning to compare results from the different data analytic techniques. Findings indicated that daily positive communication received from a partner was associated with all outcome variables of interest that day for both partners in the couple. All positive communication strategies predicted daily levels of desire, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction for the individual and each had unique associations with partner outcomes. Unique nonlinear interactions were found using machine learning. Findings have implications for practitioners and provide insight into the differences in findings between traditional analyses and machine learning.

scholarly journals A Mixed-Methods Inquiry into the Intimate Practices of Partnered Mature Students and Influences on Relationship, Sexual, and School Satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-133
Author(s):  
Tricia Marie Van Rhijn ◽  
Sarah H. Murray ◽  
Robert C. Mizzi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
School Satisfaction ◽  
Mature Students ◽  
The Impact

Through the use of mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, the current study explored the impact of postsecondary study on the intimate relationships and school experiences of partnered mature students. Quantitative regression analyses indicated that parental status, family support, partner support, and sexual desire significantly predicted relationship satisfaction, while family support and partner support significantly predicted sexual satisfaction. Age and sexual desire predicted school satisfaction for women only. Through qualitative thematic analysis it was determined that not having enough time, feeling too tired, and being stressed negatively impacted sexual satisfaction, while experiencing personal growth was described as both beneficial and problematic. Some participants reported using sex to aid in their academic success by way of offering a distraction or reducing stress. We discuss possible ways that postsecondary institutions, through their campus programs, can better address the impact school may have on mature students’ intimate relationships.  

Men’s Free Will

2020 ◽  
pp. 125-136
Author(s):  
Leslie Margolin
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Heterosexual Male ◽  
Low Sexual Desire ◽  
Heterosexual Women

“Men’s Free Will” examines how differently sex therapy unfolds when a heterosexual male presents with the problem of low sexual desire—how heterosexual men are often treated more respectfully, more attentively, and more generously than heterosexual women. This chapter shows that for sex therapists, a man’s position in his marital orbit need not adapt to his wife’s needs. She must adapt to his. Through examination of contemporary case studies, the chapter examines how heterosexual men with low sexual desire not only present as more sexually intransigent than heterosexual women, but that their intransigence is more likely to be accepted by their spouse and therapist.

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