Sexual response in the adult male: preliminary study

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Published: Jul 2, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n1.v2.206
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sexual response erectile function assessment adult males

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Rafael Ballester-Arnal
Universitat Jaume I de Castellón
Jesús Castro Calvo
Universitat Jaume I de Castellón
Pedro Salmerón-Sánchez
Universitat Jaume I de Castellón
Vicente Morell-Mengual
Universitat de Valencia
Irene Díaz-Rodríguez
Universitat de Valencia

Abstract

The importance that mature adults give to the fact of having an active sexual behavior is increasing. However, this interest clashes with physical limitations that the old age imposes. The aim of this study was to study sexual behavior among mature adults through the use of one of the most employed questionnaires for its assessment: the International Index of Erectile Function. For this purpose, 38 males between 53 and 81 years old completed the study surveys. We found that whereas some aspects of sexual behavior (e.g., the erectile function or the sexual desire) were adversely affected in mature adults, the impact on other domains such as the global sexual satisfaction is limited. This study increases our knowledge about sexuality in the adulthood and improves our preventive and therapeutic interventions on this collective

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Ballester-Arnal, R., Castro Calvo, J., Salmerón-Sánchez, P., Morell-Mengual, V., & Díaz-Rodríguez, I. (2016). Sexual response in the adult male: preliminary study. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 199–206. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n1.v2.206
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016): PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE AND PROFESSION: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
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Author Biographies

Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón

Dpto. Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología. Salusex-Unisexsida. Universitat Jaume I

Jesús Castro Calvo, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón

Dpto. Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología. Salusex-Unisexsida. Universitat Jaume I

Pedro Salmerón-Sánchez, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón

Dpto. Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología. Salusex-Unisexsida. Universitat Jaume I

Vicente Morell-Mengual, Universitat de Valencia

Dpto. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Universitat de Valencia. Salusex-Unisexsida. Estudi general

Irene Díaz-Rodríguez, Universitat de Valencia

Dpto. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Universitat de Valencia. Salusex-Unisexsida. Estudi general

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