Validation of the Orgasm Rating Scale in Context of Sexual Relationships of Gay and Lesbian Adults

This research has been funded by the Ministerio de Universidades (Espana) through the Bursary [FPU19/00369] for University Professor Training as part of the first author's thesis (Psychological Doctoral Programme [B13 56 1; RD 99/2011]).Currently, no validated instrument exists for assessing the subjective experience of orgasm in the gay population. The Orgasm Rating Scale (ORS), previously validated in the heterosexual population, comprises four dimensions: Affective, Sensory, Intimacy, and Rewards. This study validated it for sexual relationships in the gay population by obtaining its factorial invariance by sexual orientation and sex, its internal consistency reliability, and evidence of validity in its relationship with other variables. We assessed 1600 cisgender Spanish adults–heterosexuals, gays, and lesbians–divided into 4, sex-based groups of 400 each, according to the Kinsey scale scores. Participants reported recent experiences of orgasm in the context of sexual relationships and responded to the ORS and other scales assessing attitude toward sexual fantasies and sexual functioning. The ORS structure showed a strict multigroup-level invariance by sexual orientation and sex, confirming its four-dimensional structure. The subjective orgasm intensity was associated with a positive attitude toward sexual fantasies and sexual functioning. Scores obtained on the Affective, Intimacy, and Rewards dimensions confirmed the ability to discriminate between gay people with and without orgasmic difficulties. The ORS’s Spanish version presents good psychometric properties as a validated scale to evaluate the subjective experience of orgasm in the gay population.Ministerio de Universidades (Espana) FPU19/00369 B13 56 1 99/201

Article Solitary Sexual Desire: Its Relation to Subjective Orgasm Experience and Sexual Arousal in the Masturbation Context within a Spanish Population

The tridimensional sexual desire proposal (i.e., dyadic to partner, dyadic to attractive other and solitary) has been empirically supported. However, solitary sexual desire and its relationship to other dimensions of sexual functioning has received less attention. Hence, we examined the capacity of solitary sexual desire to explain the subjective orgasm experience (Study 1) and sexual arousal (Study 2) in the context of solitary masturbation. Study 1, composed of 2406 heterosexual adults (M age = 39.72, SD = 11.81), assessed for solitary sexual desire, dyadic sexual desire, and the intensity of the subjective orgasm experience obtained through solitary masturbation, along with other associated parameters. Study 2, consisting of 41 heterosexual young people (M age = 22.49, SD = 3.17), evaluated the genital response (penile circumference/vaginal pulse amplitude) and subjective arousal to sexually explicit films related to solitary masturbation. In both men and women, solitary sexual desire accounted for a significant percentage of the subjective orgasm experience obtained through solitary masturbation. In addition, in women, the propensity for sexual arousal was explained by solitary sexual desire. It is concluded that solitary sexual desire -as opposed to dyadicis important to explain sexual arousal and orgasm in the solitary masturbation context. These results highlight the importance of addressing sexual desire in the solitary context, given its implications with other dimensions of sexual functioning.Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades through the Research Project RTI2018-093317-B-I00University Professor Training FPU18/03102, FPU16/04429, and FPU19/0036

Validation of the Multidimensional Model of the Subjective Orgasm Experience in the Context of Masturbation

Background/Objective: The multidimensional model of the subjective orgasm experience has been validated only in the sexual relationship context, with no evidence for its validity in the solitary masturbation context. This study aims to provide validity evidence for this model in the solitary masturbation context by examining the association of its dimensions (affective, sensory, intimacy, and rewards) with different sexual arousal measures. Method: Thirty men and thirty women viewed content-neutral and sexually explicit masturbation films. Subjective orgasm experience, propensity for sexual excitation/inhibition, rating of sexual arousal, rating of genital sensations and genital response (penile erection or vaginal pulse amplitude) were assessed. Regression models were conducted to explain the subjective orgasm experience from sexual arousal measures. Results: Propensity for sexual excitation, propensity for sexual inhibition, and the rating of sexual arousal was associated with the different dimensions of the orgasm experience in men, while in women, the rating of sexual arousal and the rating of genital sensations was associated with the sensory dimension. Conclusions: Validity evidence is provided for the multidimensional model of the subjective orgasm experience in the solitary masturbation context.Antecedentes/objetivos: El modelo multidimensional de la experiencia subjetiva del orgasmo ha sido validado en el contexto de las relaciones sexuales, sin evidencias de validez en la masturbación en solitario. Este estudio pretende proporcionar evidencias de validez del modelo en el contexto de la masturbación en solitario examinando la asociación de sus dimensiones (afectiva, sensorial, intimidad y recompensa) con medidas de excitación sexual. Método: Treinta hombres y treinta mujeres visionaron filmes neutros y sexuales explícitos de masturbación. Se evaluó la experiencia subjetiva orgásmica, propensión a la excitación/inhibición sexual, valoración de la excitación sexual, valoración de las sensaciones genitales y respuesta genital (erección peniana o amplitud del pulso vaginal). Se realizaron modelos de regresión para explicar la experiencia subjetiva orgásmica a partir de las medidas de excitación sexual. Resultados: La propensión a la excitación sexual, la propensión a la inhibición sexual y la valoración de la excitación sexual se asociaron con diferentes dimensiones de la experiencia subjetiva orgásmica en hombres. En mujeres, la valoración de la excitación sexual y la valoración de las sensaciones genitales se asociaron con la dimensión sensorial. Conclusiones: Se aportan evidencias de validez al modelo multidimensional de la experiencia subjetiva del orgasmo en el contexto de la masturbación en solitario.Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades under Research Project RTI2018-093317-B-I00Bursary FPU18/03102 for University Professor Training (Psychological Doctoral Program B13 56 1; RD 99/2011

Sexual Activity in Peruvian Adolescents: Relevance of Socio-Demographic Variables and Sexual Attitudes

Data Availability Statement: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy.Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation), grant number A/030018/10.The aim of this study was to explain the masturbation frequency and sexual relationships in adolescents based on age, religious adherence, erotophilia, attitudes toward sexual fantasies and masturbation, and the traditional sexual double standard. A sample of 1120 Peruvian adolescents aged 13–17 years responded to a socio-demographic questionnaire and different scales about sexuality. The frequency of masturbation and sexual relationships, as well as in the sexual attitudes evaluated differed by sex, with boys scoring higher. The masturbation frequency was explained by erotophilia in boys, and by positive attitudes toward sexual fantasies in both sexes. The frequency of sexual relationships was explained by age and positive attitudes toward sexual fantasies in boys and only by the latter in girls. Positive attitudes toward sexual fantasies stand out as a variable for understanding sexual activity in adolescents