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An Explanatory Model of Sexual Satisfaction in Adults with a Same-Sex Partner: An Analysis Based on Gender Differences

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  • Cristóbal Calvillo

    (Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
    This work is part of the Doctoral Thesis of the first author. Doctoral Program in Psychology (B13 56 1; RD 99/2011).)

  • María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes

    (Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain
    Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of La Costa, 080002 Barranquilla, Colombia)

  • Juan Carlos Sierra

    (Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

This study aimed to develop an explanatory model of sexual satisfaction in same-sex attracted individuals with a partner, based on personal and interpersonal variables. The participants were 410 men (mean age = 29.24, SD = 9.84) and 410 women (mean age = 29, SD = 8.57) who maintained a relationship with another person of the same sex. Internalized homophobia was considered as a personal variable, and as interpersonal variables, the dimensions of attachment (anxiety and avoidance), sexual functioning, dyadic adjustment, relationship satisfaction, the components of the Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction, the number of sexual costs and the number of sexual rewards were considered. The degree to which sexual satisfaction was related to these variables was examined separately, for both men and women, through multiple linear regression models within the framework of structural equation models. The results indicated that sexual satisfaction is associated in a negative sense with internalized homophobia, the number of sexual costs, anxiety, and avoidance, and in a positive sense with the remaining variables. Relational variables were more relevant in the explanation of sexual satisfaction. The clinical implications are discussed.

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  • Cristóbal Calvillo & María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes & Juan Carlos Sierra, 2020. "An Explanatory Model of Sexual Satisfaction in Adults with a Same-Sex Partner: An Analysis Based on Gender Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-17, May.
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    3. Ionela Șerban & Marco Salvati & Violeta Enea, 2022. "Sexual Orientation and Infidelity-Related Behaviors on Social Media Sites," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-15, November.
    4. Franklin Soler & Reina Granados & Ana I. Arcos-Romero & Cristóbal Calvillo & Ana Álvarez-Muelas & María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes & Nieves Moyano & Juan Carlos Sierra, 2021. "Association between Psychopathological Dimensions and Sexual Functioning/Sexual Arousal in Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-16, March.
    5. Massimiliano Sommantico & Marina Lacatena & Ferdinando Ramaglia, 2023. "Romantic Attachment, Relationship Satisfaction, Internalized Sexual Stigma, and Motives for Parenthood in Italian Lesbian Women and Gay Men," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(14), pages 1-16, July.
    6. Juan Carlos Sierra & Jennifer Gómez-Carranza & Ana Álvarez-Muelas & Oscar Cervilla, 2021. "Association of Sexual Attitudes with Sexual Function: General vs. Specific Attitudes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-12, October.

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