Uloga anksiozne osjetljivosti u objašnjenju seksualnog uzbuđenja žena

master's thesis

• Title (english): The role of anxiety sensitivity in explaining women’s sexual arousal
• Author: Matea Markotić
• Mentor: Tanja Jurin (mentor)
• Committee member: Vesna Buško (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Martina Pocrnić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-07, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Clinical and Health Psychology

Abstract

Anksiozna osjetljivost često se naziva kao „strah od straha“ te su osobe s visokom razinom anksiozne osjetljivosti sklone pogrešnom tumačenju anksioznih simptoma kao prijetećima. To podrazumijeva i strah od tjelesnih promjena tijekom uzbuđenja. Prema modelu dvostruke kontrole (Bancroft i Janssen, 2000) seksualni odgovor osobe ovisi o ekscitacijskim i inhibicijskim mehanizmima. Cilj istraživanja je utvrditi prediktore seksualnog uzbuđenja te ispitati ulogu seksualne inhibicije (SIS-1) u odnosu između anksiozne osjetljivosti i seksualnog uzbuđenja kod žena. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 1605 punoljetnih žena prosječne dobi 32 godine. Sudionice su ispunile upitnik o učestalosti njihovih seksualnih ponašanja, Indeks anksiozne osjetljivosti (ASI), Skraćenu verziju skale seksualne inhibicije i seksualne ekscitacije (SIS/SES-SF), Višestruke indikatore subjektivnog seksualnog uzbuđenja. Anksiozna osjetljivost nisko je pozitivno povezana sa seksualnom ekscitacijom i inhibicijom te nisko negativno povezana s genitalnim senzacijama. Značajni prediktori seksualnog uzbuđenja su obrazovanje, maštanje, učestalost odnosa, seksualna ekscitacija i seksualna inhibicija (SIS-1). Značajni prediktori afektivnog seksualnog uzbuđenja su maštanje, učestalost odnosa, seksualna ekscitacija i seksualna inhibicija (SIS-1). Značajni prediktori genitalnih senzacija su obrazovanje, masturbacija, maštanje, učestalost odnosa, seksualna inhibicija (SIS-1) i anksiozna osjetljivost. Analizom medijacijskog učinka seksualne inhibicije (SIS-1) na odnos između anksiozne osjetljivosti i genitalnih senzacija utvrđena je djelomična medijacija.

Abstract (english)

Anxiety sensitivity is often referred to as “fear of fear” and people with high levels of anxiety sensitivity are prone to misinterpreting anxiety symptoms as threatening. That also implies fear of bodily changes during arousal. According to the Dual Control Model (Bancroft and Janssen, 2000), a person’s sexual response depends on excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms. The aim of the study was to determine significant predictors of sexual arousal, affective sexual arousal and genital sensations and to examine the role of sexual inhibition (SIS-1) in the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and three measures of sexual arousal in women. The study involved 1,605 adult women with an average age of 32 years. Participants completed a questionnaire on the frequency of their sexual behaviors, Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), Sexual Inhibition Scales/Sexual Excitation Scales short form (SIS/SES-SF) and Multiple Indicators of Subjective Sexual Arousal. Anxiety sensitivity slightly positively correlates with sexual excitation and inhibition and slightly negatively correlates with genital sensations. Significant predictors of sexual arousal are education, fantasy, frequency of intercourse, sexual arousal, and sexual inhibition (SIS-1). Significant predictors of affective sexual arousal are fantasy, frequency of intercourse, sexual arousal, and sexual inhibition (SIS-1). Significant predictors of genital sensations are education, masturbation, sexual fantasies, frequency of intercourse, sexual inhibition (SIS-1) and anxiety sensitivity. Analysis of the mediating effect of sexual inhibition (SIS-1) on the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and genital sensations revealed partial mediation.

• Keywords: anksiozna osjetljivost; seksualna inhibicija; seksualno uzbuđenje; seksualna ponašanja; ženski rod
• Keywords (english): anxiety sensitivity; sexual inhibition; sexual arousal; sexual behavior; female gender
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:627394
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-07 15:23:42