A network approach to female sexual function : Comparison of symptom networks of women with high, moderate and low levels of sexual distress
Rekola, Aarno (2019)
Rekola, Aarno
Åbo Akademi
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019111237819
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019111237819
Tiivistelmä
Background: Female sexual function (FSF) is not well understood and issues relating to female sexual dysfunction (FSD) are a prevalent concern among women around the world. The role of sexual distress has been a central question in the FSD research field, but it remains unclear why sexual functioning problems are distressing to some, but not all, women. In the present study a new research method, in the form of a network analysis, was used to investigate the connection between sexual distress and female sexual function.
Methods: Three between-subject networks for women reporting high, moderate and low levels of sexual distress were estimated and analyzed. The symptom networks consisted of variables on female sexual function as well as other relevant correlates such as childhood maltreatment, psychological distress, body dissatisfaction, sociosexual orientation and alcohol use. The data from a population-based sample of 3,144 Finnish women was used.
Results: The three networks were for the most part similar with each other. No significant differences were observed between the different distress networks. Arousal, emotional abuse and lubrication were the most central variables. The networks showed differences in network fragmentation. The high group showed less fragmentation than the other two networks, implying that the high group had a more vulnerable network structure.
Conclusions: As far as we know this is one of the first studies to explore the role of sexual distress on the complex symptom interactions between identified correlates, such as female sexual function, psychological distress, childhood maltreatment and alcohol use. Future research should aim to investigate the effect of relationship factors on female sexual function and sexual distress.
Methods: Three between-subject networks for women reporting high, moderate and low levels of sexual distress were estimated and analyzed. The symptom networks consisted of variables on female sexual function as well as other relevant correlates such as childhood maltreatment, psychological distress, body dissatisfaction, sociosexual orientation and alcohol use. The data from a population-based sample of 3,144 Finnish women was used.
Results: The three networks were for the most part similar with each other. No significant differences were observed between the different distress networks. Arousal, emotional abuse and lubrication were the most central variables. The networks showed differences in network fragmentation. The high group showed less fragmentation than the other two networks, implying that the high group had a more vulnerable network structure.
Conclusions: As far as we know this is one of the first studies to explore the role of sexual distress on the complex symptom interactions between identified correlates, such as female sexual function, psychological distress, childhood maltreatment and alcohol use. Future research should aim to investigate the effect of relationship factors on female sexual function and sexual distress.
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