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  • Human Sexuality

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  • Female orgasm is understudied, impacting well-being and relationship satisfaction.
  • Interoception, the sense of the body's physiological state, is linked to orgasm but rarely studied.
  • Few studies explore the direct impact of interoception on female orgasm.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the association between interoceptive awareness and orgasm frequency/satisfaction in women.
  • Examine how subjective interoceptive capacities influence sexual experiences.
  • Understand the role of interoception in healthy female orgasmic functioning.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 318 women on orgasm frequency and satisfaction.
  • Assessed interoceptive awareness dimensions.
  • Compared solitary versus partnered sexual experiences.

Main Results:

  • Higher orgasm frequency and satisfaction reported in solitary sexual experiences compared to partnered ones.
  • 'Noticing' predicted orgasm frequency in both contexts.
  • 'Attention Regulation' predicted solitary orgasm frequency and satisfaction.
  • 'Body Trusting' predicted orgasm satisfaction in both contexts.

Conclusions:

  • Interoceptive awareness dimensions significantly correlate with orgasm frequency and satisfaction.
  • Findings highlight the importance of interoception in understanding healthy female orgasmic functioning.
  • Suggests future research should focus on interoception's role beyond dysfunction.