Sexual health and the pandemic crisis : testing the role of psychological vulnerability/protective factors on sexual functioning and sexual distress during a critical life period

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dc.contributor.authorNobre, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorRosa, Pedro Joel
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Priscila
dc.contributor.authorTavares, Inês
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Joana Patrícia Pereira de
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Ana Luísa de Matos Dias Quinta
dc.contributor.authorMoura, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorCarrito, Manuela
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.descriptionArchives of Sexual Behavior, 13, 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02209-z
dc.description.abstractRecent findings suggest that the current COVID-19 pandemic has a potential negative impact in several areas of life, including sexual health. However, less is known about the psychological dimensions that may work as vulnerability/protective factors for the development of sexual problems in the current pandemic. The current study used a longitudinal design to examine the role played by personality trait factors (neuroticism, extraversion) as well as psychosexual factors (sexual beliefs) in predicting sexual functioning and sexual distress across time during the current pandemic crisis. A total of 528 individuals (337 women) completed a web survey assessing sexual health indicators and psychological factors. The first wave was conducted during the confinement period in Portugal (N = 528) between May and June 2020 and the second four months later (N = 146), when strict confinement rules were over. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to examine the ability of psychological factors to predict sexual functioning and distress across time, while controlling for age and gender. Results indicated that sexual distress at time point 2 was lower than during confinement, and men had lower levels of sexual functioning post-confinement while no significant difference was observed for women. Moreover, higher levels of neuroticism and age-related beliefs significantly predicted lower sexual functioning as well as higher sexual distress, whereas lower levels of extraversion predicted lower sexual functioning after controlling for age and gender effects. Findings support the role of psychological vulnerability factors to predict sexual problems across time and may have important implications in the prevention and treatment of sexual dysfunctions.en
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationNobre , P , Rosa , P J , Vasconcelos , P , Tavares , I , Carvalho , J P P D , Gomes , A L D M D Q , Moura , C & Carrito , M 2022 , ' Sexual health and the pandemic crisis : testing the role of psychological vulnerability/protective factors on sexual functioning and sexual distress during a critical life period ' , Default journal .
dc.identifier.issn1646-3730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
dc.relation.ispartofDefault journal
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectSEXUALIDADE
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPERSONALIDADE
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectSEXUALITY
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5 - Gender Equality
dc.titleSexual health and the pandemic crisis : testing the role of psychological vulnerability/protective factors on sexual functioning and sexual distress during a critical life perioden

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