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Models of female orgasm.

P M Bentler, W H Peeler

    Archives of Sexual Behavior
    |September 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Women's orgasmic experiences are not a single process, but have distinct coital and masturbatory factors. Personality traits and sexual attitudes influence these subjective responses.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Human Sexuality
    • Sexual Health

    Background:

    • Understanding the subjective experience of female orgasm is crucial for sexual health research.
    • Previous models often treated female orgasm as a unidimensional process, potentially oversimplifying complex responses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the dimensionality of women's subjective orgasmic responsiveness.
    • To explore the relationship between personality traits, sexual attitudes, and orgasmic experiences.
    • To develop and validate scales for assessing distinct factors of orgasmic responsiveness.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized self-report instruments completed by 281 female university undergraduates.
    • Employed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to determine the structure of orgasmic experience.

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  • Developed internally consistent scales for coital and masturbatory orgasmic factors.

    • Main Results:

    • Factor analyses did not support a unidimensional model of orgasm; distinct coital and masturbatory factors emerged.
    • Both orgasmic responsiveness scales correlated significantly with extraversion, attitudes toward masturbation, and sexual experience.
    • A path model indicated that sexual behaviors mediate the relationship between personality/attitudes and orgasmic responsiveness.

    Conclusions:

    • Women's orgasmic responsiveness is multidimensional, with separate factors for coital and masturbatory experiences.
    • Personality traits (e.g., extraversion, neuroticism) and attitudes toward masturbation influence orgasmic responsiveness, partly through sexual behaviors.
    • Findings have implications for sexual therapy and highlight the need for further research in diverse populations.