Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Department of Psychology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA.
Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Nov;49(8):2893-2905. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01805-9. Epub 2020 Sep 8.
Low sexual desire is the most common sexual issue reported by women and research suggests that the presentation and experience of low sexual desire may vary considerably between women. This study explored whether women with low desire differ qualitatively from one another based on several key contextual factors theoretically associated with low desire. We collected data from women in long-term relationships (N = 508) using an online platform. Using latent profile analysis, we explored whether women could be distinguished from one another based on several contextual variables (sexual and relationship satisfaction, life stress, sexual communication). Results supported a 3-profile solution, with two distinct profiles emerging for women with low sexual desire. The first profile consisted of women with low desire who were dissatisfied with the sexual and nonsexual aspects of their relationships (Globally Distressed Group: 8%). The second profile consisted of women with low desire who were sexually, but not relationally, dissatisfied (Sexually Dissatisfied Group: 24%). In addition, a third profile emerged that consisted of generally satisfied women with average desire (Average Desire Group: 67%). t-tests revealed that the two low desire groups shared similar mean levels of sexual desire, but that their overall presentations were conceptually distinct. This research supports a categorical conceptualization of low sexual desire in women and suggests that evaluating category membership for women with low desire can provide valuable information about women's sexual experiences beyond assessing mean levels of sexual desire alone.
性欲低下是女性报告的最常见的性问题，研究表明，性欲低下的表现和体验在女性之间可能有很大的不同。本研究探讨了根据与性欲低下相关的几个关键情境因素，性欲低下的女性是否在质上彼此不同。我们使用在线平台从长期关系中的女性（N=508）收集数据。使用潜在剖面分析，我们探讨了女性是否可以根据几个情境变量（性和关系满意度、生活压力、性沟通）彼此区分。结果支持了 3 个剖面解决方案，性欲低下的女性出现了两个截然不同的剖面。第一个剖面由对性关系和非性关系都不满意的性欲低下的女性组成（全球困扰组：8%）。第二个剖面由性方面不满意但关系方面满意的性欲低下的女性组成（性不满意组：24%）。此外，还出现了一个由一般满意度高、欲望中等的女性组成的第三个剖面（平均欲望组：67%）。t 检验显示，两个低欲望组的平均性欲水平相似，但总体表现在概念上是不同的。这项研究支持了女性性欲低下的分类概念化，并表明评估低欲望女性的类别成员身份可以提供关于女性性体验的有价值的信息，而不仅仅是评估平均性欲水平。
