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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"sexual functioning"”.
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Disgust Sensitivity, Sexual Trauma History, and Female Sexual Functioning
<p>Sexual dysfunctions are a common problem for women that negatively impact quality of life (Laumann, Paik, & Rosen 1999). A history of sexual trauma is associated with an increase in sexual difficulties (Neumann et al., 1996). One common reaction to unwanted sexual contact is disgust (Whealin & …
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Quality of Life and Sexual Functioning of Men Treated with Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra)
… and return to their previous level and range of sexual activities.<br> The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the quality of life and sexual functioning of aging patients during treatment of impotence with the use of the oral pharmacotherapeutic agent, sildenafil citrate (Viagra). …
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The Influence Of Parent-Child Relationships On Female Sexual Functioning: A Review Of The Literature
… of the impact of parental communication of sexual functioning in women. Women have many commonalities of sexual experiences and receive similar messages as children and adolescents in regards to their sexual behavior. Current attitudes towards women’s sexuality and sexual functioning and the …
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Sexual functioning, quality of life, and condom use self-efficacy among male cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
… led to a rise in the literature surrounding the sexual functioning of males during and after chemotherapy treatment. Since the toxic byproducts of chemotherapy can be excreted in semen, informational brochures developed by cancer institutions recommend using a condom. The use of condoms among the …
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Assessing Help-Seeking Attitudes, Service Utilization, and Provider Preferences Among Undergraduate Students With Self-Reported Sexual Functioning Concerns
<p>Researchers who have studied help-seeking for sexual concerns have consistently documented that individuals, couples, and families underutilize services. Additionally, research has demonstrated that individuals endorse myriad barriers to seeking informal and formal help, especially for sexual …
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An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Religious Orthodoxy (Defined as Religious Rigidity and Religious Closed-Mindedness) and Marital Sexual Functioning
… and religious closed-mindedness) and marital sexual functioning.</p> <p>Methodology</p> <p>Two Likert-type scales were developed to measure religious orthodoxy and marital sexual functioning, respectively, in a sample of 217 subjects representing Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish faiths. The …
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A randomised controlled trial studying the effects of the copper intrauterine device and the injectable progestogen contraceptive on depression and sexual functioning of women in the Eastern Cape
… their contraceptive choices. Both depression and sexual dysfunction are given as side effects of contraceptive use; however, there is little evidence to support these effects. This randomised, single-blind controlled trial conducted in East London, South Africa, Investigated the effects of the …
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Impact of sexual dysfunction on quality of life among anxiety disorder patients
… that anxiety disorders may be associated with sexual dysfunction. This increased risk may carry important implications given the detrimental effect sexual dysfunction has been shown to have on quality of life in a variety of populations. However, no studies have examined the impact of sexual …
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Gender differences in cognitive interference with sexual arousal
… cognitive interference detrimentally influences sexuality, but little is known about the content of that interference. This study compared the self-reports of 220 college men and 337 college women on two types of cognitive interference during sex, performance-oriented and appearance-oriented. …
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Psychological functioning in couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or donor insemination (DI) treatment for infertility
… to investigate the emotional, marital and sexual functioning of female infertility patients and their male partners, to examine factors influencing psychological functioning, and to assess ways that patients cope with their infertility. Patients attending one of two London clinics for in …
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A Person-Centered Approach to Understanding Women's Decision to Fake Orgasm
… orgasm and those who do not on dimensions of sexual experience, emotion regulation, intimacy, relationship status, and sexual functioning. To date, research into this phenomenon has relied solely on variable-centered analyses (e.g., exploratory factor analysis, correlation, and regression). …
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Combat-Related Reproductive Trauma: Implications for Quality of Life and the Reproductive Narrative
… attitudes about family development and sexual functioning. Building on both the life course perspective and the reproductive story model, this dissertation reviews literature on military culture, GU injury, and infertility to give a context to further analyze the essences of the …
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Sexual, relational, and psychological functioning among women with provoked vulvar pain
… has documented that PVD is associated with sexual problems, little research has systematically examined the intimate relationships of affected women. The general purpose of the current studies was to comprehensively examine sexual and relationship functioning among women with provoked vulvar …
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Assessing the Psychosocial Needs of Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer, by Age and Sex on Interest in Support Group Attendance
… 4), the Body Image Scale (BIS), the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire-Short Form (CSFQ-14), and additional questions regarding the extent to which an individual would attend a support group designed for their specific age and sex demographic. Through data analysis, I hope to discover …
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A randomized comparison of individual cognitive-behavioural therapy and pelvic floor rehabilitation in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia
… measuring pain, psychological, and sexual variables, quantitative sensory testing, and a pelvic floor muscle (PFM) evaluation. The primary outcome was change in intercourse pain intensity. Secondary outcomes included changes in other features of vestibular pain (e.g., frequency), …
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The experiences of women undergoing therapeutic and prophylactic mastectomy
… is well established mastectomy affects a woman’s sexual functioning. However, there is growing recognition that the intrapsychic effects of mastectomy, such as changes to one’s body-image and physical integrity can threaten embodied experiences and gendered identity. This is seen to alter how a …
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Role of Emotion and Attention in Variations in Sexual Desire
… about why individuals vary in their levels of sexual desire. Information processing models, like Barlow's model of sexual functioning, suggest that individuals with higher sexual desire attend more and respond with more pleasant emotions to sexual cues than individuals with lower levels of …
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The relationship of psychosexual factors and eating disorders
… investigation of the potential role of psychosexual factors in the development of the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. The study sample involved 41 female eating disordered patients (16 anorexics and 25 bulimics), diagnosed using the DSM-III-R criteria. These patients were recruited from …
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Intimacy, marital satisfaction, and sexuality in mature couples
… satisfaction, as well as between intimacy and sexuality. Participants were 30 couples, with a mean age of 49. Participants had been involved in a romantic relationship for an average of 20 years. Couples were asked to complete a variety of questionnaires on intimacy, marital, and sexual …
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The Relationship Between the Level of Support Group Participation and Psychosocial Factors in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Proton Therapy
… information source preferences, and physical functioning, and decisional regret. Patients were also given the option of completing an online version of the survey.</p> <p><strong>Results. </strong>Bivariate analyses were performed using BOB membership as the independent variable. Over half …
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