The role of cognitive processing factors in sexual function and dysfunction in women and men: a systematic review

IM Tavares, CV Moura, PJ Nobre - Sexual medicine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… of body dissatisfaction and relationship variables as predictors of body-related cognitive
distraction during sexual activity … of cognitive distraction regarding body appearance in men with …

The roles of body image, sexual motives, and distraction in women's sexual pleasure

K Poovey, DC de Jong, K Morey - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2022 - Springer
… pleasure and orgasms (Sanchez & Kiefer, 2007), less sexual confidence, and less comfort
… that women with negative body image are less likely to engage in sex for approach motives. …

Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The US Body Project I

DA Frederick, AR Gordon, CP Cook-Cottone, JP Brady… - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
Through the lens of objectification theory, … cognitive distraction during sexual activity – much
like body surveillance – can take the focus off bodily sensations, inhibit pleasure and sexual

Cognitive-emotional predictors of sexual functioning in lesbians, gays, and heterosexuals

MM Peixoto, PJ Nobre - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2020 - Springer
women’s groups. Specific predictors of better sexual functioning in lesbian women were lower
… associated with sexual abuse, body-image and sexual passivity were, whereas particular …

Predictors of sexual satisfaction in women: A systematic review

D Rausch, M Rettenberger - Sexual medicine reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
distracting nonsexual thoughts during sexual interactions. These thoughts can be triggered
by concerns related to body image, sexual performance pressure, sexualbehavior, cognition

Appearance satisfaction as a predictor of specific sexual problems and associated distress

CS Øverup, JM Strizzi, A Cipric… - The journal of sexual …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… This study sought to examine associations between appearance satisfaction and specific
sexual problems and related distress, testing also the moderating role of relationship

Anxiousness and distractibility strengthen mediated associations between men's penis appearance concerns, spectatoring, and sexual difficulties: A preregistered …

RB Wyatt, DC de Jong - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2020 - Springer
… difficulties, while men who are more easily distracted may be … unrealistic cognitive distortions
for men with penis appearance … of the focal predictors (ie, penis appearance concern, …

Disordered eating and body dissatisfaction associated with sexual concerns in undergraduate women

CR Dunkley, LA Brotto - Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
predictors for both appearance- and performance-based cognitive distractions during sexual
activity… as a significant predictor for performance-based cognitive distractions. All disordered …

Roles of genital self-image, distraction, and anxiety in women's sexual pleasure: A preregistered study

KE Vigil, DC de Jong, KN Poovey - Journal of sex & marital therapy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
… over and above the predictive ability of general body dissatisfaction, we entered … Evidence
suggests that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy enables women to decrease distraction

Studying the relationship of problematic online dating, social media use and online sexual behaviors with body esteem and sexuality

N Harren, V Walburg, H Chabrol - Sexuality & Culture, 2021 - Springer
predictors of body esteem and cognitive distractions, sexual … sexuality and body image, we
hypothesize that women might … men, which may explain the over-representation of women. …