A Cluster Analysis on Sexual Boredom Profiles in A Community Sample of Men and Women
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2021-06-11
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The Journal of Sex Researc
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Research evidence of the attributes of sexual boredom is extremely limited. Understanding variability in
the experience of sexual boredom may offer relevant insights for the field of human sexuality. This study
aimed to explore the co-occurrence of sexual boredom and other sexuality-related dimensions. The
sample consisted of 1021 participants aged between 18 and 75 years old (M = 32.68, SD = 8.79). A genderstratified cluster analysis was performed to classify individuals regarding their scores on sexual boredom,
general boredom, sexual sensation seeking, sexual desire, sexual excitation, sexual pleasure, and sexual
satisfaction. A three-cluster solution was revealed for both men and women. Based on our findings, we put
forward a profile for the sexually bored individual, who is more likely to be married or cohabiting with
a partner, to have a boredom prone personality, to lack sexual sensation seeking, experience low sexual
pleasure and satisfaction, and to present with sexual arousal and/or desire problems. Women dealing with
sexual boredom might present low sexual desire for their partner but experience high sex desire for
attractive others. Results are critically discussed and implications for sexual therapy explored.
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SEXUAL DESIRE, CLUSTER ANALYSIS, GENDER STUDIES, PSICOLOGIA, PSYCHOLOGY, ESTUDOS DO GÉNERO, SEXOLOGIA, SEXOLOGY, ANÁLISE DE CLUSTERS, DESEJO SEXUAL, COMPORTAMENTO SEXUAL, SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR, TÉDIO, BOREDOM
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Oliveira, L., Rosa, P.J., Carvalho, J., & Nobre, P. (2021). A Cluster Analysis on Sexual Boredom Profiles in A Community Sample of Men and Women, The Journal of Sex Research, 59(2), 258 268