a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
b School of Psychology , University of Minho, CIPSI-Research Center on Psychology , Braga , Portugal.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2019;45(2):103-113. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2018.1488323. Epub 2019 Jan 10.
Sexual desire discrepancy has been associated with sexual and relationship dissatisfaction. Nonetheless, little is known regarding the role of desire discrepancy in gay men, as main research has been systematically conducted with heterosexual couples. Also, only one study has focused on problematic sexual desire discrepancies and sexual satisfaction with lesbian women. This study sought to understand if perceived sexual desire discrepancy influences sexual and relationship satisfaction in men, and to explore differences according to sexual orientation. A total of 346 men (245 heterosexual and 101 gay) completed an online survey and answered sociodemographic questions, a specific question about sexual desire discrepancy, and completed the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction and the Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction. The main findings showed differences in sexual and relationship satisfaction according to sexual desire discrepancy groups, with men who experienced no desire discrepancy being more satisfied within their relationship and sex life compared to men who experienced both problematic and nonproblematic sexual desire discrepancy. Additionally, men who experienced nonproblematic sexual desire discrepancy reported being more sexually and relationship satisfied than men who experienced problematic sexual desire discrepancy. No sexual orientation differences were found. Overall, current findings emphasize the role of (non)problematic desire discrepancy in sexual and relationship satisfaction among heterosexual and gay men.
性欲望差异与性和关系不满有关。然而，对于男同性恋者的欲望差异的作用知之甚少，因为主要的研究是系统地与异性恋夫妇进行的。此外，只有一项研究关注有问题的性欲望差异和女同性恋者的性满意度。本研究旨在了解感知到的性欲望差异是否会影响男性的性和关系满意度，并探讨性取向的差异。共有 346 名男性（245 名异性恋者和 101 名同性恋者）完成了在线调查，回答了社会人口学问题、一个关于性欲望差异的具体问题，以及完成了全球性行为满意度量表和全球关系满意度量表。主要发现表明，根据性欲望差异群体，性和关系满意度存在差异，与经历过性欲望差异的男性相比，没有性欲望差异的男性在他们的关系和性生活中更满意。此外，经历过非问题性性欲望差异的男性报告说，他们的性和关系满意度高于经历过问题性性欲望差异的男性。没有发现性取向的差异。总的来说，目前的研究结果强调了（非）问题性欲望差异在异性恋和男同性恋者的性和关系满意度中的作用。
