Practical approach to childhood masturbation—a review

Mallants, Charita; Casteels, Kristina

doi:10.1007/s00431-008-0766-2

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“…These latter studies underestimate frequencies of childhood sexual behaviors that children intentionally shield from adult view, but nonetheless can offer some useful insights. For example, one study found that masturbation frequencies in the U.S. increased from around 10% by age 7 to around 80% by age 13 (Mallants and Casteels, 2008). As a complement to quantitative studies, ethnographic reports of childhood sociosexuality provide insight into age-, sex-, and context-specific patterns.…”

Section: The Early Development Of Human Sexualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution and human sexuality

Gray

2013

American J Phys Anthropol

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The aim of this review is to put core features of human sexuality in an evolutionary light. Toward that end, I address five topics concerning the evolution of human sexuality. First, I address theoretical foundations, including recent critiques and developments. While much traces back to Darwin and his view of sexual selection, more recent work helps refine the theoretical bases to sex differences and life history allocations to mating effort. Second, I consider central models attempting to specify the phylogenetic details regarding how hominin sexuality might have changed, with most of those models honing in on transitions from a possible chimpanzee-like ancestor to the slightly polygynous and long-term bonded sociosexual partnerships observed among most recently studied hunter-gatherers. Third, I address recent genetic and physiological data contributing to a refined understanding of human sexuality. As examples, the availability of rapidly increasing genomic information aids comparative approaches to discern signals of selection in sexuality-related phenotypes, and neuroendocrine studies of human responses to sexual stimuli provide insight into homologous and derived mechanisms. Fourth, I consider some of the most recent, large, and rigorous studies of human sexuality. These provide insights into sexual behavior across other national samples and on the Internet. Fifth, I discuss the relevance of a life course perspective to understanding the evolution of human sexuality. Most research on the evolution of human sexuality focuses on young adults. Yet humans are sexual beings from gestation to death, albeit in different ways across the life course, and in ways that can be theoretically couched within life history theory. Am J Phys Anthropol 57:94-118, 2013. V C 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.The aim of this review is to put core features of human sexuality in an integrative, evolutionary light. Given the central importance of sexuality to the evolutionary imperative-reproductive success-there is strong theoretical impetus for understanding how evolution has shaped human sexuality in the past, and for how the influence of past selective forces continue to manifest in the present. For biological anthropologists, interdisciplinary social and biomedical scientists, and even wider audiences, questions about human sexuality can be among the most compelling and meaningful, another reason to try informing answers to fundamental questions of human sexuality with the most scientifically supported and current views. An understanding of human sexuality is central to topics as diverse as predicting the dynamics of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) outbreak to the reasons why people pour so much of their time and resources into mating effort. Human sexuality, as much as any other topical focus within biological anthropology, warrants ongoing evolutionary scrutiny.For several reasons, this is arguably an opportune time for providing a current overview of the evolution of human sexuality. For one, many of the foundati...

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Section: The Early Development Of Human Sexualitymentioning

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Evolution and human sexuality

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2013

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…It is recognized that there can be gender differences in the patterns of sexual behavior that are exhibited, though there is little research which describes the differences in the ways in which ISB is demonstrated in males and females. There are some suggestions, for typically developing children, that social and cultural factors and also anatomical differences may lead to referral biases in which males are referred more frequently for treatment than females (Mallants and Casteels 2008;Yang et al 2005). The lack of research in this area makes it very difficult to draw conclusions about any gender differences in terms of the expression of sexual acting out behavior, the severity of ISB, and response to treatment.…”

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“…In clinical practice, parents of children with disabilities will often voice concern about their child's ISB and may seek advice in this regard (Mallants and Casteels 2008). To date, there is limited research that has investigated different approaches to the treatment of childhood masturbation and even fewer studies that have examined ISB among children with ASD or other types of developmental disabilities.…”

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“…As a result, there is little consensus among clinicians regarding best practice for treatment of ISB, and the services and supports that are provided in this area are often limited. Mallants and Casteels (2008) conducted a review of the literature which investigated assessment and treatment approaches for childhood masturbation among those with typical development. They developed recommended treatment guidelines as a product of this review.…”

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A Systematic Review of Interventions for Inappropriate Sexual Behavior of Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

McLay

Carnett

Tyler-Merrick

et al. 2015

Rev J Autism Dev Disord

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This review provides a systematic analysis of studies that evaluated interventions for inappropriate sexual behavior(s) of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Searches of databases, reference lists, and journals yielded 12 studies that met the predetermined inclusion criteria. Each study was summarized in terms of (a) participant characteristics, (b) dependent variables, (c) research design, (d) measures and data collection procedures, (e) independent variables, (f) treatment integrity, (g) results, and (h) level of certainty. All of the 12 studies reported decreases in the target behavior as the result of intervention. The most common intervention involved the use of multi-component behavioral strategies. Clinical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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“…Evidence-based information is lacking and, therefore, safety management is advised when a clinician is confronted with childhood masturbation. 2,3 We deduce that normal psychosexual development, as well as environmental and individual factors, should be considered in the assessment and management of childhood masturbation.…”

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Masturbation in the light of Islam and Christianity - allowed or not?

2016

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<p class="abstract">One of the interesting and intention seeking topic most commonly discussed all over the world regarding its allowance in Islam and Christianity. Masturbation has been thought as one of the means for releasing stress. However, wanking frequently because of lust obviously has some side an effect medically about which a lot of research works still needs to be done. Some medical experts believe that it may lead to infertility if performed frequently; with decreased sperm count, volume and density. Islam has forbidden the act of masturbating and considered it an act of sin. The reason it is called a sin is due to the overwhelming probability that the individual could get involved in adultery. Both religions endorse the fact that marriage helps to avoid adultery. However, masturbating temporarily decreases sperm count, that is why, if you visit fertility clinics for sperm analysis, they ask you not to masturbate or have sexual intercourse for more accurate assessment. The only time where reduction in sperm per ejaculate becomes an issue clinically is if a couple is having difficulty to conceive, in which case the first suggestion a physician would make is for the man to abstain from masturbation between sessions of sexual intercourse (if there is any concern that this is contributing to fertility issues). Frequent masturbation may also lead to auto-erotic asphyxia. Autoerotic or sexual asphyxia, a potentially lethal sexual practice, refers to sexual arousal that is produced while reducing the oxygen supply to the brain.</p>

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Practical approach to childhood masturbation—a review

Cited by 46 publications

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Evolution and human sexuality

Evolution and human sexuality

A Systematic Review of Interventions for Inappropriate Sexual Behavior of Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

Masturbation in the light of Islam and Christianity - allowed or not?

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