The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Sexual Attitudes, Sexual Assertiveness, and Sexual Functioning in Men and Women

Juan Carlos Sierra, Ana I. Arcos-Romero, Ana Álvarez-Muelas and Oscar Cervilla
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Juan Carlos Sierra: Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Ana I. Arcos-Romero: Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Ana Álvarez-Muelas: Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Oscar Cervilla: Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) causes physical, sexual, or psychological harm. The association between psychosexual (sexual assertiveness, erotophilia, and attitude towards sexual fantasies) and sexual function (sexual desire, sexual excitation, erection, orgasm capacity, and sexual satisfaction), and the experience of physical and non-physical IPV was assessed. Methods: Data from 3394 (1766 women, 1628 men) heterosexual adults completed the Spanish version of the Index of Spouse Abuse, scales measuring psychosexual and sexual function, and demographic characteristics were collected. Results: For men, poorer sexual health was associated with an experience of physical abuse (F = 4.41, p < 0.001) and non-physical abuse (F = 4.35, p < 0.001). For women, poorer sexual health was associated with physical abuse (F = 13.38, p < 0.001) and non-physical abuse (F = 7.83, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The experience of physical or non-physical abuse has a negative association with psychosexual and sexual functioning in both men and women.

Keywords: intimate partner violence; psychosexual variables; sexual functioning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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