TY - JOUR
T1 - A transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress and sexual pleasure
T2 - A preliminary mediation study with repetitive negative thinking
AU - Pascoal, Patrícia M.
AU - Raposo, Catarina F.
AU - Roberto, Magda Sofia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Sexual distress is a core characteristic of sexual dysfunction; however, little is known about its correlates. In the current study, we aimed to contribute to the understanding of both sexual distress and its positive counterpart, sexual pleasure, by taking a transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress using two types of repetitive negative thinking: worry and rumination. Because sexual activity mostly occurs in a dyadic context, we also looked at the potential mediating effect of co-worry and co-rumination, and we used them as mediators. Our preliminary exploratory quantitative study used a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 206 partnered heterosexual people. We used path analysis with parallel mediation, with structural equation modelling being performed using lavaan designed for R environment. Overall, our results show that repetitive negative thinking is associated with both sexual distress and sexual pleasure, and that neither co-rumination nor co-worry mediates these associations. The exception is the indirect effect of rumination on sexual pleasure that is mediated by co-rumination. These results demonstrate that a transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress is a new field worth exploring, and they contribute to establishing the relevance of a cognitive approach to sexual dysfunction.
AB - Sexual distress is a core characteristic of sexual dysfunction; however, little is known about its correlates. In the current study, we aimed to contribute to the understanding of both sexual distress and its positive counterpart, sexual pleasure, by taking a transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress using two types of repetitive negative thinking: worry and rumination. Because sexual activity mostly occurs in a dyadic context, we also looked at the potential mediating effect of co-worry and co-rumination, and we used them as mediators. Our preliminary exploratory quantitative study used a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 206 partnered heterosexual people. We used path analysis with parallel mediation, with structural equation modelling being performed using lavaan designed for R environment. Overall, our results show that repetitive negative thinking is associated with both sexual distress and sexual pleasure, and that neither co-rumination nor co-worry mediates these associations. The exception is the indirect effect of rumination on sexual pleasure that is mediated by co-rumination. These results demonstrate that a transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress is a new field worth exploring, and they contribute to establishing the relevance of a cognitive approach to sexual dysfunction.
KW - Co-rumination
KW - Co-worry
KW - Perseverative cognitions
KW - Repetitive negative thinking
KW - Rumination
KW - Sexual distress
KW - Sexual pleasure
KW - Transdiagnostic factors
KW - Worry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85094191505&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17217864
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17217864
M3 - Article
C2 - 33121015
AN - SCOPUS:85094191505
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 21
M1 - 7864
ER -