Thorpe Shemeka, Malone Natalie, Vigil Kasey, Duroseau Brenice, Iyiewuare Praise, Palomino Kaylee
Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Sex Relation Ther. 2024;39(4):1423-1440. doi: 10.1080/14681994.2024.2303071. Epub 2024 Jan 29.
Many women experience distress related to their sexual functioning. In fact, sexual distress is often the first sign of sexual functioning disorders. Yet, little is known about Black women's experiences of sexual distress. The purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between psychological factors (distress, post-traumatic stress disorder, perceived stress, and financial worry), minority stressors (superwoman schema and sexual objectification), and sexual distress among Black queer and heterosexual women. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 448 Black women aged 19-67, recruited via social media and snowball sampling. The data was analyzed using bivariate correlations to explore the differences between Black queer women and Black heterosexual women. The findings of this study showed significant differences in sexual distress scores between Black heterosexual and queer women. However, there were significant differences in which factors were correlated with sexual distress between these two groups. Implications for culturally responsive treatments for sexual distress are included.
许多女性经历与性功能相关的困扰。事实上,性困扰往往是性功能障碍的首要迹象。然而,对于黑人女性的性困扰经历却知之甚少。本研究的目的是探讨心理因素(困扰、创伤后应激障碍、感知压力和经济担忧)、少数群体压力源(女超人模式和性客体化)与黑人同性恋和异性恋女性的性困扰之间的相关性。通过社交媒体和滚雪球抽样招募了448名年龄在19至67岁之间的黑人女性,并对她们进行了横断面调查。使用双变量相关性分析数据,以探讨黑人同性恋女性和黑人异性恋女性之间的差异。本研究结果表明,黑人异性恋女性和同性恋女性在性困扰得分上存在显著差异。然而,在这两组中,与性困扰相关的因素存在显著差异。文中还包括了针对性困扰的文化响应性治疗的启示。