Why and How Women Masturbate, and the Relationship to Orgasmic Response

Rowland, David L.; Kolba, Tiffany N.; McNabney, Sean M.; Uribe, Dudbeth; Hevesi, Krisztina

doi:10.1080/0092623x.2020.1717700

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“…In these respects, our results highlight the potential positive effects that pornography use might have for women's enjoyment of sex. Furthermore, to the extent that pornography use might represent greater openness to using less conventional strategies for enhancing their sexual experience, it may reflect one of a number of techniques that differentiate women who use pornography from women who do not [38,60].…”

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Effects of Pornography Use and Demographic Parameters on Sexual Response during Masturbation and Partnered Sex in Women

McNabney

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Rowland

2020

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The effect of pornography on sexual response is understudied, particularly among women. A multinational, community-based sample of 2433 women at least 18 years of age completed a 42-item, opt-in questionnaire collecting information on demographic and sexual history characteristics, use of pornography during masturbation, frequency of pornography use, and sexual response parameters. Pornography use and average frequency were compared across demographic variables. We also examined how pornography frequency predicted differences in self-reported arousal difficulty; orgasmic difficulty, latency, and pleasure; and the percent of sexual activities ending in orgasm during both masturbation and partnered sex. On average, women using pornography were younger, and reported more interest in sex. Pornography frequency differed significantly by menopausal status, sexual orientation, anxiety/depression status, number of sexual partners, and origin of data collection. During masturbation, more frequent pornography use predicted lower arousal difficulty and orgasmic difficulty, greater pleasure, and a higher percentage of masturbatory events leading to orgasm. Frequency of pornography use predicted only lower arousal difficulty and longer orgasmic latencies during partnered sex, having no effect on the other outcome variables. Pornography use frequency did not predict overall relationship satisfaction or sexual relationship satisfaction. Overall, more frequent pornography use was generally associated with more favorable sexual response outcomes during masturbation, while not affecting most partnered sex parameters. Several demographic and relationship covariates appear to more consistently and strongly predict orgasmic problems during partnered sexual activity than pornography use.

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Effects of Pornography Use and Demographic Parameters on Sexual Response during Masturbation and Partnered Sex in Women

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Rowland

2020

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“…Specifically, separate questions were used to determine participants’ sex and gender (ie, responses of “female” were required on both items for inclusion in the analyses), and respondents who indicated bisexual, primarily homosexual, or asexual orientations were excluded. The requirement of “having ever masturbated” was included for 2 reasons: (1) orgasmic problems during partnered sex do not provide an overall estimate of orgasmic capacity, which can be better assessed through masturbation, 36 , 37 , 38 and (2) the role of this variable in faking orgasm in partnered sex has not previously been investigated. Sample characteristics are provided in Table 1 .…”

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Faking Orgasm: Relationship to Orgasmic Problems and Relationship Type in Heterosexual Women

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Introduction: Although faking orgasm among women appears quite common, the roles of orgasmic problems and relationship type in partnered sex and masturbation have not been fully explored. Aim: We assessed the relationship between orgasmic problems (separately in partnered sex and masturbation) and faking orgasm across various types of relationships while also considering the role of demographic and sexual function related covariates. Methods: In this study of 1,168 Hungarian women, we assessed orgasmic problems, sexual functioning, and the prevalence and frequency of faking orgasm in 3 relationship types: romantic relationships, one-night stands, and continuing sexual relationships of more than one night. Main Outcome Measure: Differences in faking orgasm across 3 types of relationships; the association between faking orgasm in 1 type of relationship with faking orgasm in other types of relationships; and the relationship of "orgasmic problems" in partnered sex and masturbation to the presence and frequency of faking orgasm in various relationship types. Results: A subset of women who faked orgasm in 1 relationship type were more likely to fake orgasm in other relationship types. Orgasmic problems predicted the occurrence and frequency of faking orgasm in all 3 relationship types, though to different degrees. Other factors, including orgasmic difficulty during masturbation, the frequencies of masturbation and partnered sex, and the self-rated importance of sex were also related to the frequency of faking orgasm. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that faking orgasm has both dispositional and situational elements. "Orgasmic problems" in partnered sex was a consistent and robust predictor of the occurrence and frequency of faking orgasm in different relationship types. Hevesi K, Horvath Z, Sal D, et al. Faking Orgasm: Relationship to Orgasmic Problems and Relationship Type in Heterosexual Women. Sex Med 2021;XX:XXXXXX.

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“…Besides the already included selection and outcome variables, frequency of vaginal intercourse has been found to relate to less restricted sociosexuality (Grøntvedt et al, 2020), increased satisfaction with own body image (Ackard et al, 2000), and increased satisfaction with life (Muise et al, 2016) in women. Frequency of masturbation has been found to be positively associated with body acceptance and orgasm frequency (Burri & Carvalheira, 2019), less restricted sociosexuality (Velten & Margraf, 2017) and greater importance of sex and higher levels of general anxiety and depression (Rowland et al, 2020) in women. Regnerus et al (2017) reported a negative relationship between frequency of masturbation and contentment with sexual frequency.…”

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Hormonal Contraception and Sexuality: Causal Effects, Unobserved Selection, or Reverse Causality?

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Many of the women who take hormonal contraceptives discontinue because of unwanted side effects, including negative psychological effects. Yet scientific evidence of psychological effects is mixed and, partly because causal claims are often based on correlational data. In correlational studies, possible causal effects can be difficult to separate from selection effects, attrition effects, and reverse causality. Contraceptive use and, according to the congruency hypothesis, congruent contraceptive use (whether a woman’s current use/non-use of a hormonal contraceptive is congruent with her use/non-use at the time of meeting her partner) have both been thought to influence relationship quality and sexual functioning. In order to address potential issues of observed and unobserved selection effects in correlational data, we studied a sample of up to 1,179 women to investigate potential effects of contraceptive use and congruent contraceptive use on several measures of relationship quality and sexual functioning: perceived partner attractiveness, relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and diary measurements including libido, frequency of vaginal intercourse, and frequency of masturbation. No evidence for substantial effects was found except for a positive effect of hormonal contraceptives on frequency of vaginal intercourse and a negative effect of hormonal contraceptives on frequency of masturbation. These effects were robust to the inclusion of observed confounders, and their sensitivity to unobserved confounders was estimated. No support for the congruency hypothesis was found. Our correlational study was able to disentangle, to some extent, causal effects of hormonal contraceptives from selection effects by estimating the sensitivity of reported effects. To reconcile experimental and observational evidence on hormonal contraceptives, future research should scrutinize the role of unobserved selection effects, attrition effects, and reverse causality.

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Why and How Women Masturbate, and the Relationship to Orgasmic Response

Cited by 46 publications

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Effects of Pornography Use and Demographic Parameters on Sexual Response during Masturbation and Partnered Sex in Women

Effects of Pornography Use and Demographic Parameters on Sexual Response during Masturbation and Partnered Sex in Women

Faking Orgasm: Relationship to Orgasmic Problems and Relationship Type in Heterosexual Women

Hormonal Contraception and Sexuality: Causal Effects, Unobserved Selection, or Reverse Causality?

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