Os determinantes da satisfação sexual feminina: um estudo português

Abstract

The study of sexual satisfaction has been hampered by poor conceptualization of the concept. However, various scales have been developed to measure sexual satisfaction. Nevertheless, we recognize how much we have imposed male-oriented criteria of sexual pleasure onto women. But there are some gender differences to consider and we realize how little we understand about the determinants of sexual satisfaction in women. We present an on-line survey on female sexual function and the determinant factors of female sexual satisfaction. Our major purpose is to identify and analyse the meaningful factors for female sexual satisfaction in the perspective of women themselves.The study was entirely conducted through the Internet. Voluntary participants over the age of 18 completed an on-line questionnaire concerning demographic data, sexual functioning and determinant factors of sexual satisfaction. We used a snow ball method for recruiting participants by e-mail.We present some preliminary results in a sample of 1148 Portuguese women.Preliminary analyses reveal the interpersonal factors as the most important determinant of sexual satisfaction for this women sample. The second factor appears to be related with physical functioning variables. This study may contribute to a better understanding of the determinant factors of female sexual satisfaction.