Abstract

The present study focused on the association of stress and sexual problems among married Indian Males. Stress is defined as a state of negative emotions, anxiety and insecurity which could be caused by lack of fulfillment of physical, social and psychological demands of the body that could result into negative behavioral and mental health problems. The specific objective of the study was to explore the relationship of stress and sexual problems in terms of symptom distress, social and interpersonal among 3 sample groups, viz., Psychosexually deviated, dysfunctional group and healthy subjects. The present associative, cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted at different hospitals located in Urban area of Indore and Nagpur with a sample size of 225 males (75 psychosexually deviated, 75 psychosexually dysfunctional, 75 psychosexually healthy married males) in the age group of 20-40 years by adminitering Outcome Questionnaire®-45.2 (OQ®-45.2) developed by Dr. Michael Lambert.The study indicated that significant high symptom distress existed among psychosexually dysfunctional group as compared to the deviation and the healthy group. The results showed that stress had a significant association wih Psychosexually dysfunctional group as compared to the deviation and the healthy group.

Highlights

  • Stress can be defined as a set of external pressures imposed on the mind and body

  • The aim of the present investigation was to explore the relationship of stress and sexual problems in terms of symptom distress, social and interpersonal among 3 sample groups, viz., Psychosexually deviated, dysfunctional group and healthy subjects

  • The aim of present investigation was to explore the association of Symptoms Distress, Social Role, and Interpersonal relations of stress among psychosexually deviated, psychosexually dysfunctional group, and normal healthy group

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Introduction

The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. Stress is defined as a state of negative emotions, anxiety and insecurity which could be caused by lack of fulfillment of physical, social and psychological demands of the body that could result into negative behavioral and mental health problems. Aim: The specific objective of the study was to explore the relationship of stress and sexual problems in terms of symptom distress, social and interpersonal among 3 sample groups, viz., Psychosexually deviated, dysfunctional group and healthy subjects. Results: The study indicated that significant high symptom distress existed among psychosexually dysfunctional group as compared to the deviation and the healthy group. Conclusion: The results showed that stress had a significant association wih Psychosexually dysfunctional group as compared to the deviation and the healthy group

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