Reis J, de Oliveira L, Oliveira C, Nobre P. Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Women's Sexual Pleasure: A Scoping Review.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEXUAL HEALTH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH 2021;
33:494-515. [PMID:
38595786 PMCID:
PMC10903595 DOI:
10.1080/19317611.2021.1910890]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
Objectives
To clarify the psychosocial and behavioral factors related to women's sexual pleasure.
Methods
A search was conducted on EBSCO and Web of Science databases using the key terms "female sexual pleasure" and "women sexual pleasure" and following PRISMA guidelines.
Results
76 articles were identified, referring to sexual practices, individual factors, interpersonal factors, societal factors, and ways of enhancing sexual pleasure.
Conclusions
Age, sexual experience, arousability, body-esteem, sexual autonomy, and sexual assertiveness seem to benefit women's sexual pleasure, while sexual compliance and a gender power imbalance seem to compromise it. Additional research regarding non-western and non-heterosexual women is still required.
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