And supporting
the lower sexual satisfaction in birth - control couples, previous research has indicated that females with genetically similar partners express lower sexual satisfaction and have a higher interest in having sex with someone who isn't their partner; essentially, they think about cheating.
When one partner was low in sexual empathy (or did not try to understand a partner's sexual feelings), both partners had
lower sexual satisfaction at the beginning of the study.
There's a link between undiagnosed celiac disease and
low sexual satisfaction.
Not exact matches
A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems;
lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult
sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life -
satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).
But too little sleep — fewer than seven to eight hours a night — was linked with a
lower likelihood of
sexual satisfaction, the findings showed.
Damiana is said to help enhance
sexual health; in a study of 108 women with
low sexual interest, a preparation including damiana led to greater interest and
satisfaction with sex compared to a placebo preparation.
Symptoms of
low testosterone include fatigue, depression, hot flashes, night sweats, diminished libido, erectile dysfunction, and diminished
sexual arousal and
satisfaction.
Another study made up of 103 women found that higher levels of stress were associated with
lower levels of
sexual activity and
satisfaction (17).
It's also important to note that the women who said their partners were showing increased empathy did not report
lower levels of
sexual satisfaction, even though their
sexual desire had diminished.
The frequency of men's pornography viewing was positively associated with gender role conflict, insecure attachment,
lower relationship quality, and decreased
sexual satisfaction.
Likewise, Roberts et al. (22) reported that women who discontinued using HCs during an ongoing relationship reported
lower levels of
sexual satisfaction and no changes in
satisfaction with their partners» financial provision and intelligence.
The physical, psychological, and
sexual consequences of FGM / C are well documented.2 One such study from Saudi Arabia found that circumcised women had significantly
lower levels of arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and overall
sexual satisfaction as compared to those who had not been cut.3 Although I knew such practices existed, it was still very difficult for me not to break down crying during these conversations with Ethiopian men.
These initial findings suggest that reasons for having sex are differentially linked to relationship and
sexual outcomes — specifically, people who have sex for approach goals are perceived to have higher desire and
satisfaction, whereas people who have sex for avoidance goals are perceived to have
lower desire and
satisfaction.
Specifically, neurotic individuals are often less sexually satisfied in their relationships, and these
lower levels of
sexual satisfaction account for
lower levels of relationship
satisfaction.2 In a recent study, 72 newlyweds reported on their levels of neuroticism, frequency of sex, and relationship
satisfaction over 4 years.
In general,
sexual rejection tends to be associated with
lower relationship and
sexual satisfaction.3 In fact, we found that on days when men (and women) were more motivated to avoid
sexual rejection, they showed a stronger
sexual underperception bias.
The data suggest that on days when one partner in a relationship has sex for avoidance goals, the other partner feels more negative emotions and reports
lower relationship and
sexual satisfaction.
These different ideas about what makes a good
sexual partner suggest that narcissism could either be linked to greater
sexual satisfaction (a lover who is confident in his or her
sexual skills) or a
lower quality sex life (a selfish lover).
Indeed, as recently as 2013, an article in the American Sociological Review found that couples who divided housework more equally had
lower marital and
sexual satisfaction and less frequent sex than couples where the woman did the bulk of the household labor.
For cleaning and laundry, men reported
lower relationship and
sexual satisfaction and more discord when they did the majority of these tasks, but they were just as satisfied when these tasks were shared as when their partner did them.
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«The less exercise they got, the
lower their desire and
sexual satisfaction,» says study author Judith R. Gerber, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
To the contrary, while familiar partners may evoke
lower initial levels of interest, which is the first of four aspects of
sexual satisfaction, familiar partners by contrast tend to lead to more positive gratification in the other three realms.
Lack of
sexual satisfaction was much less common (8.7 %) in this sample, and the ability of the model to predict cases (true positives) was very
low, though the ability to predict controls (true negatives) was very high.
In the early 1990s, couples who aimed for an equal division of housework had the
lowest sexual frequency and
satisfaction.
Whereas
low attachment avoidance is likely to lead to a better
sexual response and more
satisfaction with
sexual activity with a partner,
low attachment anxiety is likely to enhance positive body image, which, in turn, facilitates better
sexual functioning by improving
sexual desire and arousal.
Specifically,
lower levels of attachment avoidance were associated with more subjective
sexual arousal and vaginal lubrication, higher ability to reach orgasm, and
sexual satisfaction.
Low levels of attachment avoidance were directly linked with better
sexual functioning, by enhancing more arousal and vaginal lubrication, higher ability to reach orgasm, and
sexual satisfaction.
Women in the ART group reported
lower levels of dyadic consensus and cohesion, marital
satisfaction and
sexual affection when exposed to stressful life events, whereas among control women, the quality of marital relations was independent of stressful life events.