Background: Sexual issues are one of the most important aspects of human life and sexual disorders are issues that can cause some problems in any society. Paying attention to sexual problems can help to deepen the couple's relationship by reducing potential problems. It is also important to note that communication problems between couples and their interplay patterns are effective in shaping se...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the associations between common mental disorders and sexual dissatisfaction in the general population. AIMS To assess the associations between the presence of 12-month and remitted (lifetime minus 12-month) mood, anxiety and substance use disorders and sexual dissatisfaction in the general population of The Netherlands. METHOD A total of 6646 participants, a...

Previous research indicated that negative attitudes about the body and appearance are common among men and demonstrated that negative body attitudes are associated with negative sexual experiences. The present study investigated the association between body attitudes and sexual dissatisfaction and the mediating role of body self-consciousness during physical intimacy. In a cross-sectional desig...

A nuclear receptor, the product of the dissatisfaction gene, has been found to regulate Drosophila sexual behaviour, probably via its action in a small subset of neurons. The results shed new light on the genetic determination of sexual behaviour.

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the role of five major personality factors and sexual self-schema in body image dissatisfaction.  methods: in this study, a correlational design was used and 270 individuals (male: 135, female: 135) with age of 17 to 40, citizens of tehran, who were selected by the available random sampling were included. they completed neo-pi questionnaire, f...

OBJECTIVE Pain and body image distress are common among women with SSc, but their relative associations with reduced sexual function have not been assessed. The objective of this study was to assess the independent associations of pain and body image distress with reduced sexual function in women with SSc. METHODS Female SSc patients completed measures of sexual function (sexual relationships...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of five major personality factors and sexual self-schema in body image dissatisfaction.  Methods: In this study, a correlational design was used and 270 individuals (Male: 135, Female: 135) with age of 17 to 40, citizens of Tehran, who were selected by the available random sampling were included. They completed Neo-PI questi...

In an attempt to explore the possibly adaptive function obesity may serve for some women with histories of sexual trauma, we examined relationships among sexual abuse history, body dissatisfaction, and maximum weight fluctuation among obese (n = 38; Body Mass Index > or = 27.3) and nonobese (n = 112; Body Mass Index < 27.3) women sampled from a primary care medical setting. History of sexual ab...