Sexual Pleasure Matters (Especially for Women) — Data from the German Sexuality and Health Survey (GeSiD)

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ID12802415
AutoresViola Klein (0000-0002-5830-7991, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, autor de correspondencia), Ellen Laan (0000-0001-6084-9207, University of Amsterdam), Franziska Brünner (Universität Hamburg), Peer Briken (0000-0002-1360-014X, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número4
Páginas1879-1887
Fecha de publicación2022-02-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSexuality Research and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1553-6610 • E-ISSN: 1868-9884
EditorialSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s13178-022-00694-y
OpenAlexW4213265336
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas41

Introduction Sexual pleasure has been a neglected issue in sexual health policies. Emerging trends in public health, however, emphasize the importance of sexual pleasure in preventing negative sexual health outcomes. Methods Using data from the German Sexuality and Health Survey (GeSiD), we tested the assumption that sexual pleasure is associated with sexual health, including a special focus on the role of gender. Participants were interviewed about their sexual experiences and health between October 2018 and September 2019. The analytical sample included 3472 partnered and single women and men who had been sexually active with a partner in the past 12 months. We examined if sexual pleasure was associated with various sexual health indicators (i.e., communication about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), condom use, and absence of sexual problems). Results Women reported less sexual pleasure than men. Results further indicate that sexual pleasure was associated with more sexual health indicators in women than in men. Conclusions Supporting emerging trends in public health our results emphasize the importance of sexual pleasure in preventing negative sexual health outcomes. Policy Implications. To promote (especially women’s) sexual health, our results call for the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education programs that focus on more positive aspects of sex, such as sexual pleasure and agency

Environmental health · Geography · German · Human sexuality · Pleasure · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology