TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The impact of intimate partner violence on sexual attitudes, sexual assertiveness, and sexual functioning in men and women
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Sierra, Juan Carlos
A1  - Cervilla, Oscar
A1  - Álvarez-Muelas, Ana
A1  - Arcos-Romero, Ana I.
SP  - e594
EP  - e594
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The experience of physical or non-physical abuse has a negative association with psychosexual and sexual functioning in both men and women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020594
ID  - ref1
ER  -