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Use of an Ecological Model to Study Sexual Satisfaction in a Heterosexual Spanish Sample

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Sexual satisfaction is a key factor in sexual health and has been associated with quality of life. However, few studies have focused on the factors related to sexual satisfaction in the population in Spain. The main goal of this research was to analyze the predictive capacity of an ecological model for the study of sexual satisfaction in a Spanish sample of 723 men and 851 women, with mean age equal to 36.28 (SD = 12.59) and who were in a heterosexual relationship. We analyzed, using structural equation modeling, the degree to which sexual satisfaction was related to different variables. These variables were the following: personal variables (depression and sexual attitudes); interpersonal variables (relationship satisfaction, sexual function, and sexual assertiveness); social variables (social support, parenthood, and annual income); and cultural variables (political ideology, religion, and religious practice). In men, sexual satisfaction was directly predicted by relationship satisfaction and sexual function. Furthermore, political ideology, religious practice, social support, annual income, initiation sexual assertiveness, and sexual attitudes were indirectly associated with sexual satisfaction. In women, sexual satisfaction was directly predicted by relationship satisfaction, sexual function, sexual assertiveness, and sexual attitudes. In addition, political ideology, religious practice, and social support were indirectly associated with sexual satisfaction. Implications for research and therapy are also discussed.

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This study was funded through a research project granted to the third author by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Grant number PSI 2010-15719).

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  1. Brain, Mind and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain

    María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, José María Salinas & Juan Carlos Sierra

  2. Facultad de Psicología, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n., 18011, Granada, Spain

    Juan Carlos Sierra

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del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, M., Salinas, J.M. & Sierra, J.C. Use of an Ecological Model to Study Sexual Satisfaction in a Heterosexual Spanish Sample. Arch Sex Behav 45, 1973–1988 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0703-9

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