TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial Factors Influence Sexual Satisfaction among Women with Vulvodynia
AU - Connor, Jennifer Jo
AU - Haviland, Miriam
AU - Brady, Sonya S.
AU - Robinson, Beatrice Bean E.
AU - Harlow, Bernard L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/8/17
Y1 - 2020/8/17
N2 - Vulvodynia affects about 8% of women, many of whom report a negative impact on their ability to have sexually satisfying relationships. In this study, we examined predictors of sexual satisfaction in 207 women with clinically confirmed vulvodynia. We adapted a model examining resilience in chronic pain patients originally developed by Sturgeon and Zautra to include resilience factors (communication with partner about sexual health and coping strategies) and vulnerable factors (abuse history, pain intensity, rumination). These variables were regressed onto sexual satisfaction. In the full model, only emotion-based rumination was predictive of sexual satisfaction. Thus, focusing on emotion-based rumination in clinical intervention may improve sexual satisfaction.
AB - Vulvodynia affects about 8% of women, many of whom report a negative impact on their ability to have sexually satisfying relationships. In this study, we examined predictors of sexual satisfaction in 207 women with clinically confirmed vulvodynia. We adapted a model examining resilience in chronic pain patients originally developed by Sturgeon and Zautra to include resilience factors (communication with partner about sexual health and coping strategies) and vulnerable factors (abuse history, pain intensity, rumination). These variables were regressed onto sexual satisfaction. In the full model, only emotion-based rumination was predictive of sexual satisfaction. Thus, focusing on emotion-based rumination in clinical intervention may improve sexual satisfaction.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2020.1766611
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2020.1766611
M3 - Article
C2 - 32460678
AN - SCOPUS:85086341450
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 46
SP - 589
EP - 598
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 6
ER -