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The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Sexual Attitudes, Sexual Assertiveness, and Sexual Functioning in Men and Women

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  • Juan Carlos Sierra

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

  • Ana I. Arcos-Romero

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

  • Ana Álvarez-Muelas

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

  • Oscar Cervilla

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

Abstract

Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) causes physical, sexual, or psychological harm. The association between psychosexual (sexual assertiveness, erotophilia, and attitude towards sexual fantasies) and sexual function (sexual desire, sexual excitation, erection, orgasm capacity, and sexual satisfaction), and the experience of physical and non-physical IPV was assessed. Methods: Data from 3394 (1766 women, 1628 men) heterosexual adults completed the Spanish version of the Index of Spouse Abuse, scales measuring psychosexual and sexual function, and demographic characteristics were collected. Results: For men, poorer sexual health was associated with an experience of physical abuse (F = 4.41, p < 0.001) and non-physical abuse (F = 4.35, p < 0.001). For women, poorer sexual health was associated with physical abuse (F = 13.38, p < 0.001) and non-physical abuse (F = 7.83, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The experience of physical or non-physical abuse has a negative association with psychosexual and sexual functioning in both men and women.

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  • Juan Carlos Sierra & Ana I. Arcos-Romero & Ana Álvarez-Muelas & Oscar Cervilla, 2021. "The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Sexual Attitudes, Sexual Assertiveness, and Sexual Functioning in Men and Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:2:p:594-:d:478989
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    1. 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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    1. Laura Elvira Muñoz-García & Carmen Gómez-Berrocal & Alejandro Guillén-Riquelme & Juan Carlos Sierra, 2023. "Measurement Invariance across Sexual Orientation for Measures of Sexual Attitudes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, January.
    2. 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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