The role of fellatio in marital sexuality: An examination of sexual compatibility and sexual desire

Apt, Carol; Hurlbert, David Farley; Sarmiento, Gabriel R.; Hurlbert, Melissa K.

doi:10.1080/02674659608404452

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“…Many fewer studies measure satisfaction with specific sexual activities or aspects of sexual relationships. In one notable exception, Apt, Hurlbert, Sarmiento, and Hurlbert (1996) found that approximately half of the married women in their sample (53%) described performing oral sex on their husbands as a satisfying experience.…”

Section: Sexual Satisfaction Researchmentioning

confidence: 93%

Intimate Justice: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Satisfaction

McClelland¹

2010

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

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This article elaborates an intimate justice framework to help guide research on sexual satisfaction. Using a critical historiography approach, I examine the etiology and development of the psychological construct of “satisfaction” over the last century and argue that social and political antecedents to satisfaction ratings are an essential and under‐theorized aspect of research in this field. By examining what are considered to be the most influential definitions in life satisfaction research, I identify conceptual gaps, oversights, and disagreements that characterize this body of work, and specifically its theoretical treatment of inequity. Moving to the intimate domain, I argue that the field of sexual satisfaction must include theories and methods that systematically consider the role of social and sexual stigmas as antecedents to sexual satisfaction ratings. In the conclusion, building from existing social justice theories, I propose an intimate justice framework as a means to guide research that can highlight issues of entitlement and deservingness in sexual satisfaction research. This is particularly important as sexual satisfaction is increasingly used as an indicator of individual and relational well‐being; however, this construct is presently limited and inadequately measured for women and men who experience limited sexual rights in the socio‐political domain because of their gender and/or sexual minority status.

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Section: Sexual Satisfaction Researchmentioning

confidence: 93%

Intimate Justice: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Satisfaction

McClelland¹

2010

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

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124

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“…The HISC consists of 25 items and assesses compatibility and satisfaction in dyadic sexual activities. Sexual compatibility is defined as similarities in the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components of a sexual relationship, and is significantly correlated with sexual satisfaction [34]. Items (e.g., “I think my partner understands me sexually”) are scored on five‐point rating scales ranging from 0 (all of the time) to 4 (never).…”

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confidence: 99%

Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual Compatibility, and Relationship Adjustment in Couples: The Role of Sexual Behaviors, Orgasm, and Men's Discernment of Women's Intercourse Orgasm

Klapilová

Brody

Krejčová

et al. 2015

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction Research indicated that (i) vaginal orgasm consistency is associated with indices of psychological, intimate relationship, and physiological functioning, and (ii) masturbation is adversely associated with some such measures. Aim The aim of this study was to examine the association of various dyadic and masturbation behavior frequencies and percentage of female orgasms during these activities with: (i) measures of dyadic adjustment; (ii) sexual satisfaction; and (iii) compatibility perceived by both partners. Methods In a sample of 85 Czech long-term couples (aged 20–40; mean relationship length 5.4 years), both partners provided details of recent sexual behaviors and completed sexual satisfaction, Spanier dyadic adjustment, and Hurlbert sexual compatibility measures. Multiple regression analyses were used. Main Outcome Measure The association of sexual behaviors with dyadic adjustment, sexual compatibility, and satisfaction was analyzed. Results In multivariate analyses, women's dyadic adjustment is independently predicted by greater vaginal orgasm consistency and lower frequency of women's masturbation. For both sexes, sexual compatibility was independently predicted by higher frequency of penile–vaginal intercourse and greater vaginal orgasm consistency. Women's sexual satisfaction score was significantly predicted by greater vaginal orgasm consistency, frequency of partner genital stimulation, and negatively with masturbation. Men's sexual satisfaction score was significantly predicted by greater intercourse frequency and any vaginal orgasm of their female partners. Concordance of partner vaginal orgasm consistency estimates was associated with greater dyadic adjustment. Conclusions The findings suggest that specifically penile–vaginal intercourse frequency and vaginal orgasm consistency are associated with indices of greater intimate relationship adjustment, satisfaction, and compatibility of both partners, and that women's masturbation is independently inversely associated with measures of dyadic and personal function. Results are discussed in light of previous research and an evolutionary theory of vaginal orgasm.

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“…These were the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Desire (HISD; Apt & Hurlbert, 1992) and the Sexual Desire Inventory-2 (SDI-2; Spector, Carey, & Steinberg, 1996). The HISD was developed for use with women, but has also been utilized in studies of dyads (Apt, Hurlbert, Sarmiento, & Hurlbert, 1996), and has been shown to reflect desire changes in men undergoing medical treatment for hypogonadism, which affects sexual desire levels in most patients (Conaglen, Hunt, & Conaglen, 2003). Participants respond on a scale from 0 (all of the time) to 4 (never) to a series of 25 statements such as "I have a strong sex desire," and "I try to avoid situations that will encourage my partner to want sex."…”

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Pictorial Cues and Sexual Desire: An Experimental Approach

Conaglen

Evans

2006

Arch Sex Behav

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The cognitive processing of sexual and non-sexual pictorial stimuli was examined to see whether picture rating and recognition tasks have potential utility as a means of assessing levels of sexual desire. Previous research has revealed slower responding to sexual compared to neutral semantic cues in persons with lower self-reported sexual desire. The present study investigated whether sexual pictorial cues evoked a similarly slower responding in people reporting low sexual desire compared to other individuals. A total of 136 participants completed two self-report measures of sexual desire (the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Desire and the Sexual Desire Inventory) before carrying out tasks involving affective ratings and recognition memory for pictorial stimuli. Participants were classified into relatively low, average, and higher groups on the basis of their scores on the desire measures. The stimuli were selected from the International Affective Picture System, and the tasks included (1) rating the valence, arousal, and sense of dominance or control for each picture, (2) recognition of previously seen images, and (3) a second rating of pictures viewed earlier. Level of sexual desire did not influence responding in the male participants. Female participants with lower sexual desire rated sexual images less pleasant and less arousing than the other participants, and completed picture recognition tasks more quickly. Sexual desire levels significantly influenced the interest ratings women gave to sexual pictures. We also found sexual content induced delays. These delays were not significantly different among desire groups. The variation in responding linked to levels of sexual desire in women suggests that more investigation of this methodology in a clinically diagnosed population might contribute to an understanding of low desire, and help design interventions addressing distress due to lack of sexual desire.

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The role of fellatio in marital sexuality: An examination of sexual compatibility and sexual desire

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Intimate Justice: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Satisfaction

Intimate Justice: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Satisfaction

Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual Compatibility, and Relationship Adjustment in Couples: The Role of Sexual Behaviors, Orgasm, and Men's Discernment of Women's Intercourse Orgasm

Pictorial Cues and Sexual Desire: An Experimental Approach

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