Dixon Emily, Poerio Giulia L, Rieger Gerulf, Klabunde Megan
Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK.
Brain Sci. 2024 Dec 9;14(12):1236. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121236.
The female orgasm is a highly understudied phenomenon that is linked to both wellbeing and relationship satisfaction in women. Although orgasm has been associated with interoception-the sense of the physiological condition of the body-very few studies have directly examined the influence that interoception has on orgasm.
This study investigates how the subjective experience of one's interoceptive capacities (called interoceptive awareness) is associated with self-reported orgasm frequency and satisfaction in people who identify as women.
In a dataset of 318 women, orgasm frequency and satisfaction were both rated significantly higher for solitary as compared to partnered sexual experiences.
Analysis of how dimensions of interoceptive awareness correlated with orgasm frequency and satisfaction showed that (1) 'Noticing' predicted orgasm frequency (but not satisfaction) across both solitary and partnered interactions, (2) 'Attention Regulation' predicted greater frequency and satisfaction of solitary orgasm (but not partnered interactions), and (3) 'Body Trusting' predicted orgasm satisfaction (but not frequency) across both solitary and partnered contexts.
Findings underscore the importance of moving beyond orgasmic dysfunction research by investigating how interoception is associated with healthy-and potentially even optimal-orgasmic functioning in women.
女性性高潮是一种研究严重不足的现象，它与女性的幸福感和关系满意度都有关联。尽管性高潮已与内感受——对身体生理状况的感知——联系起来，但很少有研究直接考察内感受对性高潮的影响。
本研究调查了自我内感受能力的主观体验（称为内感受意识）与自我报告的性高潮频率及认同自己为女性者的满意度之间的关联。
在一个包含318名女性的数据集里，与有伴侣的性体验相比，单独性体验的性高潮频率和满意度评分均显著更高。
对内感受意识维度与性高潮频率和满意度之间相关性的分析表明：（1）“注意”预测了单独和有伴侣互动中的性高潮频率（但不包括满意度）；（2）“注意力调节”预测了单独性高潮的更高频率和满意度（但不包括有伴侣互动）；（3）“身体信任”预测了单独和有伴侣情境下的性高潮满意度（但不包括频率）。
研究结果强调了超越性高潮功能障碍研究的重要性，即通过调查内感受与女性健康——甚至可能是最佳——性高潮功能之间的关联来进行研究。
