BARRIERS TO SEXUAL PLEASURE: SEXUAL CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF ADULTHOOD

` For Our Devotion and Pleasure ' : The sexual

In the Middle Ages superbly crafted and precious artworks were used to glorify God as well as to attract more money through gifts and donations to institutions like monasteries and cathedrals. Wealthy individuals like kings, lords and bishops also amassed art objects in order to display their power. But it is only with Jean, Duc de Berry (1340±1416) that we can see the frenzy of accumulation, a...

"Sexual pleasure on equal terms": young women's ideal sexual situations.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify young women's ideal images of sexual situations and expectations on themselves in sexual situations. STUDY DESIGN We conducted audio-taped qualitative individual interviews with 14 women aged 14 to 20 years, visiting two youth centers in Sweden. Data were analysed with constant comparative analysis, the basis of grounded theory methodology. RE...

Gender Roles and Sexual Pleasure 1 Running Head: GENDER ROLES AND SEXUAL PLEASURE Scripting Sexual Passivity: A Gender-Role Perspective

In two studies, we demonstrate that attitudes towards traditional sexual roles are linked with increased sexual passivity for women but decreased passivity for men. For both genders, sexual passivity is associated with poor sexual functioning and satisfaction. Study 1 showed that endorsement of attitudes toward traditional sexual roles of male dominance and female passivity relates to greater s...

Why is impaired sexual function distressing to women? The primacy of pleasure in female sexual dysfunction.

INTRODUCTION Recent research has highlighted a complex association between female sexual function and subjective distress regarding sexual activity. These findings are difficult to explain given limited knowledge as to the mechanisms through which impaired sexual function causes distress. AIM The current study assessed whether a number of specific consequences of impaired sexual function, inc...

Developmental Shifts in the Character of Romantic and Sexual Relationships from Adolescence to Young Adulthood