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The psychophysiological nature of premature ejaculation
D S Strassberg1, M P Kelly, C Carroll
1Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
Archives of Sexual Behavior
|August 1, 1987
Summary
Premature ejaculators (PEs) and non-premature ejaculators (NPEs) demonstrated equal accuracy in assessing physiological sexual arousal. This finding challenges previous hypotheses about the nature of premature ejaculation.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sexology
- Urology
Background:
- Premature ejaculation (PE) is a common male sexual dysfunction.
- The etiology of PE is not fully understood.
- A prevailing hypothesis suggests PEs have impaired self-awareness of sexual arousal.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the hypothesis that premature ejaculators (PEs) are less accurate than non-premature ejaculators (NPEs) in assessing their physiological sexual arousal.
- To explore the nature and causes of premature ejaculation.
Main Methods:
- Twenty-six men (13 PEs, 13 NPEs) participated.
- Participants viewed various videotaped vignettes, including sexually explicit material.
- Subjective self-reports and objective plethysmograph data measured sexual arousal concurrently.
Main Results:
- Both PEs and NPEs exhibited comparable accuracy in evaluating their physiological sexual arousal levels.
- No significant difference was found in arousal perception between the two groups.
Conclusions:
- The findings do not support the hypothesis that PEs have a deficit in accurately assessing physiological sexual arousal.
- Further research is needed to understand the complex nature and etiology of premature ejaculation.