Sexual compatibility and the sexual desire-motivation relation in females with hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

Fifty-four female participants with hypoactive sexual desire disorder supplied daily reports of their sexual desire and motivation. The relation between desire and motivation remained statistically significant when controlling for sexual compatibility, sexual stress, sexual fantasy, and marital and sexual satisfaction. Findings suggest that (a) women higher in sexual compatibility experience greater sexual motivation regardless of their marital and sexual satisfaction, their sexual desire intensity, and depressive symptomatology; and (b) the relation between sexual compatibility and sexual desire is mediated by the propensity of those women high in sexual compatibility to have greater marital and sexual satisfaction.

Female sexual desire, response, and behavior.

This study explores sexual desire, response, and behavior in satisfied versus dissatisfied marriages as perceived by women, while controlling for female sexual satisfaction. Seventy-eight married couples participated in a structured interview and a series of open-ended interviews designed to gather behavioral self-report sexual data. The study had three objectives.

Sexual narcissism: a validation study.

Sexual narcissism, an egocentric pattern of sexual behavior, has recently been described in the literature and has been discovered to be associated with cluster B type personality disorders. Although the research seems to have validated sexual narcissism as a characteristic of borderline and histrionic personality disorders, it is yet to be tested with narcissistic personalities. In an effort to further explore this relationship as well as the validity of sexual narcissism, this study systematically compared a sample (ages 24-33 years) of males with narcissistic personality disorder with an adequately matched sample of males without personality disorders.

Neglected subjects in sex research: a survey of sexologists.

This study surveyed registered diplomates of the American Board of Sexology on neglected areas in sex research. Three rounds of questionnaires were completed by the diplomates as they identified and narrowed the most neglected sexual research questions. Results indicate that among three of the four specialty groups, marital sexual behavior was ranked as the most neglected sex research subject in the literature.

Female sexuality: a comparative study between women in homosexual and heterosexual relationships.

To explore female sexuality, a student population of women (ages 23-35 years) in intimate relationships were stratified and matched for demographics into two samples, homosexual and heterosexual, each group consisting of 34 women. Significant differences emerged between the two groups on seven of the nine variables. The homosexual women in this study demonstrated greater interpersonal dependency, compatibility, and intimacy in their intimate relationships.

The malevolent personality disorder?

The identification of any new psychopathology or syndrome has been based on numerous clinical enquiries and theoretical discussions and has assumed an important place in the literature of psychology and psychiatry. Using two case descriptions and the subject described in a recent book, this report presents a theoretical discussion of an unusual personality organization, referred to as the malevolent personality disorder. Differential diagnosis, theorizing about pathogenesis, clarification of salient psychodynamics, and treatment considerations are explored.

Factors influencing a woman's decision to end an extramarital sexual relationship.

While the role of individual characteristics has been examined for extramarital sexual involvement, the literature has yet to document personal factors associated with the termination of an affair. In doing so, this study examines the impact of a woman's sex role attributes ("masculinity") and attitudes toward sex (erotophobia-erotophilia) on her decision to terminate an extramarital affair. Masculinity was not related to affair length.

An empirical examination into the sexuality of women with borderline personality disorder.

In the last decade, a great deal of research has been accomplished in the study of borderline personality, but the literature is yet to systematically examine the intimate relationships of individuals with this particular personality disorder. In doing so, this study compared a sample of female borderlines with an adequately matched sample of non-personality disorders (aged 23-33 years) using the following measures: the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness, the Sexual Opinion Survey, the Sexuality Scale, and the Index of Sexual Satisfaction. In the borderline sample, about 50% of the women reported a childhood history of physical or sexual abuse, as compared to about 15% in the control group.

The female sensation seeker and marital sexuality.

To examine the role of sensation seeking in female sexuality, the Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale was administered to a nonclinical population of married women. Comparative assessments were made between two matched samples of high and low sensation seekers on frequency of sexual intercourse, marital satisfaction, sexual desire, sexual arousal, sexual assertiveness, sexual attitudes, and sexual satisfaction. Although the high sensation seekers demonstrated significantly greater sexual desire, sexual arousability, and a more positive attitude toward sex, there were surprisingly no differences between the groups on frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual assertiveness.

Etiological characteristics of abusive husbands.

This study compared abusive husbands with nonabusive, marital discordant husbands using six measures to ascertain certain etiological characteristics of abusers. Both groups completed the Jenkins Activity Survey for measuring type A behavior, the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test, the Index of Self-Esteem, the Spence-Helmrich Attitudes Toward Women Scale, the Index of Marital Satisfaction, and a simple rating scale to access their perceptions of their wives' physical attractiveness. As predicted, abusers evidence significantly higher type A behaviors, higher problem drinking behaviors, more rigid attitudes toward women, lower marital satisfaction, and rated their wives as less attractive than did nonabusers.

Sexual narcissism and the abusive male.

This study compared abusive husbands with nonabusive, marital discordant husbands using seven measures to ascertain certain sexual characteristics of abusers. Both samples were then matched and completed the Relationship Closeness Inventory, the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness, the Sexual Opinion Survey to assess the extent of negative (erotophobic) to positive (erotophilic) attitudes toward sex; the Sexuality Scale for its measures of sexual-esteem, sexual-preoccupation, and sexual depression; and the Index of Sexual Satisfaction. As predicted, abusive husbands evidenced significantly lower relationship closeness, sexual assertiveness, and sexual satisfaction in their marriages than did nonabusive husbands.