Zimmer D, Borchardt E, Fischle C
J Sex Marital Ther. 1983 Spring;9(1):38-50. doi: 10.1080/00926238308405832.
Sexual fantasies are seen as an important source of information and a modality for treatment procedures in sex therapy programs. While drive-reduction models view fantasy as a symptom of a deficiency state, cognitive-behavioral approaches take fantasies as an index of a satisfying sex life. While current data tend to support the behavioral position, no systematic comparison has been undertaken of men and women with and without sexual distress. This study compared written examples of sexual daydreaming, masturbatory and coital fantasies as well as habitual patterns of employing fantasies during sexual activities of the above mentioned groups. Other psychotherapy clients served as control. Sex differences were sparse and the comparison between distressed and nondistressed tended to support the behavioral position. Although sexual fantasizing is positively related to a satisfying sex life, fantasies are often used for reducing aversive emotions. Subjects older than 35 years showed fewer fantasies and lower correlations between daydreaming and sexual activity.
性幻想被视为性治疗项目中信息的重要来源和治疗程序的一种方式。虽然驱力降低模型将幻想视为一种匮乏状态的症状，但认知行为方法将幻想视为满意性生活的一个指标。虽然目前的数据倾向于支持行为学观点，但尚未对有和没有性困扰的男性和女性进行系统比较。本研究比较了上述组别的性白日梦、自慰和性交幻想的书面示例，以及在性活动中运用幻想的习惯模式。其他心理治疗客户作为对照组。性别差异不明显，有困扰和无困扰者之间的比较倾向于支持行为学观点。虽然性幻想与满意的性生活呈正相关，但幻想也常被用于减轻厌恶情绪。35岁以上的受试者表现出较少的幻想，且白日梦与性活动之间的相关性较低。
