Sánchez-Pérez Gracia M, Granados Reina, Mangas Pablo, Sierra Juan Carlos
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Department of Nursing, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2025 Mar 19;16:1544691. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1544691. eCollection 2025.
Interest in masturbation in sexual orientation and gender diversity research are rather limited. Extending this research field to include this type of population by considering different masturbation parameters is necessary. In this respect, various masturbation parameters (i.e., negative attitudes toward masturbation, solitary sexual desire, current masturbation frequency, subjective orgasm experience) were validated in a laboratory study with different measures of sexual arousal in persons who engage in same-sex relationships.
Our main aim was to provide evidence to support the validity of the different masturbation parameters in young people who engage in same-sex relationships. The association between masturbation parameters and various sexual arousal measures (genital response, rating of sexual arousal and rating of genital sensations) was analyzed.
During a lab task, 72 young adults who engaged in same-sex relationships (36 women, 36 men; age range: 18-32 years) watched content-neutral and sexually explicit films. They included scenes of self-exploration and solitary masturbation behaviors performed by individuals of the same sex as the participants. Negative attitudes toward masturbation, solitary sexual desire, current masturbation frequency, dimensions of subjective orgasm experience in the solitary masturbation context (i.e., affective, sensory, intimacy, rewards), propensity for sexual excitation, genital response (i.e., penile circumference and vaginal pulse amplitude), rating of sexual arousal and rating of genital sensations were assessed. Regression models were conducted to explain the arousal measures with masturbation parameters.
In women, the intimacy dimension of the subjective orgasm experience in masturbation ( = 0.42, = 0.007) and solitary sexual desire ( = 0.32, = 0.040) predicted the rating of sexual arousal by explaining 24.1% of its variance. Conversely for men, the rewards dimension of the subjective orgasm experience in masturbation ( = 0.40, = 0.016) significantly predicted genital response and explained 13.4% of its variance.
Our findings validate some examined masturbation parameters (specifically solitary sexual desire and subjective orgasm experience) in young adults who engage in same-sex relationships. Gender differences in the masturbation parameters were observed for the relevance of these masturbation parameters for explaining sexual arousal. These findings support the relation between masturbation and sexual function.
性取向和性别多样性研究中对自慰的关注相当有限。有必要将这一研究领域扩展至包括此类人群，考虑不同的自慰参数。在这方面，通过对参与同性关系者进行不同性唤起测量的实验室研究，验证了各种自慰参数（即对自慰的负面态度、独处时的性欲望、当前自慰频率、主观高潮体验）。
我们的主要目的是提供证据支持不同自慰参数在参与同性关系的年轻人中的有效性。分析了自慰参数与各种性唤起测量（生殖器反应、性唤起评分和生殖器感觉评分）之间的关联。
在一项实验室任务中，72名参与同性关系的年轻人（36名女性，36名男性；年龄范围：18 - 32岁）观看了内容中性和露骨的影片。影片包含与参与者同性别的个体进行自我探索和独处自慰行为的场景。评估了对自慰的负面态度、独处时的性欲望、当前自慰频率、独处自慰情境下主观高潮体验的维度（即情感、感觉、亲密感、奖赏感）、性兴奋倾向、生殖器反应（即阴茎周长和阴道脉搏振幅）、性唤起评分和生殖器感觉评分。进行回归模型以用自慰参数解释性唤起测量。
在女性中，自慰时主观高潮体验的亲密感维度（β = 0.42，p = 0.007）和独处时的性欲望（β = 0.32，p = 0.040）通过解释其24.1%的方差预测了性唤起评分。相反，对于男性，自慰时主观高潮体验的奖赏感维度（β = 0.40，p = 0.016）显著预测了生殖器反应并解释了其13.4%的方差。
我们的研究结果验证了参与同性关系的年轻人中一些所考察的自慰参数（特别是独处时的性欲望和主观高潮体验）。观察到自慰参数在解释性唤起方面的相关性存在性别差异。这些发现支持了自慰与性功能之间的关系。
