Psychological and sexual characteristics of female partners of men with organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1988.
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| Online Access: | ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Little research has been conducted to assess psychological and sexual characteristics of partners of men with sexual dysfunctions, and no studies have specifically examined partners of men with erectile dysfunction. This project investigated female partners of males suffering from both high risk organic (n=23) and high risk psychogenic (n=15) erectile dysfunction and normal controls (n=28). Instruments assessing attitudes and psychological and sexual characteristics were used to compare the three groups in two related studies. Study I focused on general sexual and personality attributes, and Study II focused on more specific psychological characteristics as well as reactions and responses to erectile dysfunction. Results indicated that there were many items or variables which differentiated female partners of men with both organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction from normal controls. However, only three variables differentiated the organic from psychogenic partners, with the psychogenic group reporting greater overall sexual frustration, more overall sexual activity, and negative reactions to sexual activity with the mate such as fear, shame, guilt, or disgust. Female sexual characteristics, females' report of their mates' sexual characteristics (e.g., erectile ability, sexual satisfaction), and specific reactions to the males' sexual dysfunction were more accurate in differentiating groups than psychological characteristics. The overall findings appear to complement the results in the literature attempting to differentiate males suffering from organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction; that is, these results indicate that there is not a female partner "profile" of traditional psychological variables for women whose partners suffer from organic versus psychogenic erectile dysfunction. However, these women do report some specific characteristics more directly related to the males' sexual dysfunction (e.g., decreased sexual satisfaction, more sexual problems for themselves). Discriminant analyses were also used to predict male group membership (organic, psychogenic, control) via female responses on the instruments. Good predictive ability was obtained for both erectile dysfunction groups versus controls, and for the organic versus psychogenic group. These results may prove helpful in the differential diagnosis of male erectile dysfunction, but they are preliminary and must be interpreted with caution until cross-validation studies are conducted. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Psychology." |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 229 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-127). |