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Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Women's Sexual Pleasure: A Scoping Review
Joana Reis1, Leonor de Oliveira1, Cátia Oliveira1,2,3
1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Psychology at University of Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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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