Premature ejaculation; Anxiety; social anxiety; Sexual cognitions; personality traits; ejaculatory latency time
Abstract :
[en] Physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional factors are generally acknowledged to play a role in premature ejaculation (PE). However, the nature and the extent of their etiological impact remain largely imprecise. The present study examined functional and psychometric dynamics at work in a PE population. A total of 461 men with PE and 80 partners completed an online questionnaire. The main outcome measures were self-reported ejaculatory latency time, the feeling of control upon ejaculation, sexual satisfaction, distress related to PE, trait anxiety (STAI-B), sexual cognitions (SIQ), social anxiety (LSAS and SISST), and personality traits (TCI-R). In our sample, the median latency time to ejaculation was between 1 and 2 minutes. Sexual satisfaction and distress correlated more strongly with the feeling of control than with the self-reported latency time. Men experienced more distress and dissatisfaction related to PE than did their partners while overestimating their partners’ distress and dissatisfaction. PE participants’ scores differed significantly, albeit slightly, from STAI-B, SIQ, LSAS, and SISST norms. The differences were negligible on TCI-R. Some differences became stronger when subtypes were considered. Participants combining generalized and lifelong PE with self-reported latency times of < 30 sec reported lower sexual satisfaction and control, higher distress, higher social anxiety, and harm avoidance (TCI-R/HA) scores. By contrast, the situational subtype of PE was found to be characterized by a higher level of satisfaction, a greater feeling of control, less distress, and higher trait anxiety scores. However, the trends remained statistically discrete.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Kempeneers, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Département des sciences de la santé publique
ANDRIANNE, Robert ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Urologie
Bauwens, Sabrina
Georis, Isabelle
Pairoux, Jean-François
Blairy, Sylvie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
Language :
English
Title :
Functional and Psychological Characteristics of Belgian Men with Premature Ejaculation and Their Partners
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Archives of Sexual Behavior
ISSN :
0004-0002
eISSN :
1573-2800
Publisher :
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
42
Pages :
51-66
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
BibliothEP
Funders :
ULiège - Université de Liège [BE] Province de Liège [BE]
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