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Motivation When Desire Is Low: Associations Between Sexual Motivation and Sexual Intimacy, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual Distress for Men with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and Their Partners.
McClung, Erin; Rosen, Natalie O; Dubé, Justin P; Wang, Grace A; Corsini-Munt, Serena.
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  • McClung E; Department of Social Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean Jacques Lussier Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
  • Rosen NO; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
  • Dubé JP; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
  • Wang GA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
  • Corsini-Munt S; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Arch Sex Behav ; 53(3): 1075-1089, 2024 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38114871
ABSTRACT
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in men, characterized by chronically low sexual desire, is associated with poor sexual well-being, such as lower sexual satisfaction and higher sexual distress. Additionally, despite their low desire, men with HSDD often report wanting sexual intimacy and validation within their sexual lives/relationships. Studies that apply self-determination theory to sexual relationships demonstrate that adopting more autonomous (e.g., engaging in sex for its inherent pleasure) and less controlled (e.g., engaging in sex for some external reward or consequence) motives for engaging in sex is associated with greater sexual well-being for both members of the couple. Given that autonomous motivation in relationships is associated with intimacy and sexual satisfaction, and lower sexual distress, having sex for autonomous reasons may allow men with HSDD and their partners to feel more sexually intimate despite their lower sexual desire, whereas having sex for controlled reasons may hinder sexual intimacy and satisfaction and augment sexual distress. In this dyadic cross-sectional study, we examined the associations between types of sexual motivation and sexual intimacy, sexual satisfaction, and sexual distress for men with HSDD and their partners (n = 64 couples). Men with HSDD who reported having sex for more autonomous reasons reported more sexual satisfaction and both partners reported more sexual intimacy. Men with HSDD who had sex for more controlled reasons had partners who felt less sexual intimacy and satisfaction, and both partners were more sexually distressed. Promoting autonomous sexual motivation and decreasing controlled motivation may help couples navigating HSDD to feel closer in their relationship, more sexually satisfied, and less sexually distressed.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Disfunciones Sexuales Psicológicas / Motivación Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Arch Sex Behav Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Disfunciones Sexuales Psicológicas / Motivación Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Arch Sex Behav Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos