Between pleasure, guilt, and dissociation: How trauma unfolds in the sexuality of childhood sexual abuse survivors

A Gewirtz-Meydan, N Godbout - Child abuse & neglect, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant risk factor for sexual difficulties in
adulthood. Objective In the current study we aimed to expand the understanding of the …

Sexual satisfaction among couples: The role of attachment orientation and sexual motives

A Gewirtz-Meydan, R Finzi-Dottan - The Journal of Sex Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The mediating effect of sexual motives between attachment orientation and sexual
satisfaction and functioning was investigated among 128 couples (N= 256) using the actor …

Why humans have sex: Development and psychometric assessment of a short-form version of the YSEX? Instrument

CM Meston, CD Kilimnik, BK Freihart… - Journal of Sex & Marital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Research has documented 237 distinct reasons for engaging in sex, which have been
clustered into the 141-item, 13 subscale YSEX? instrument. Although the YSEX? has …

Why do older adults have sex? Approach and avoidance sexual motives among older women and men

A Gewirtz-Meydan, L Ayalon - The Journal of Sex Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although many older adults reportedly maintain an active sex life, limited research has
focused on the reasons they engage in sex. The present study identified and described …

Recent findings on women's motives for engaging in sexual activity

CM Meston, AM Stanton - Current Sexual Health Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Motives for engaging in sex are complex, and the assessment of
these motives offers unique insights into women's sexual function and overall sexual well …

Childhood sexual abuse and sexual motivations–the role of dissociation

A Gewirtz-Meydan, Y Lahav - The Journal of Sex Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The present study sought to examine the relations between a history of childhood sexual
abuse (CSA) and sexual motivations and to explore the moderating role of dissociation …

Motives between the sheets: Understanding obligation for sex at midlife and associations with sexual and relationship satisfaction

M Georgieva, RR Milhausen… - The Journal of Sex …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Reasons for sex are associated with sexual and relational outcomes. This study investigated
reasons for sex at last sex, with a focus on obligation (an avoidance motivation) and doing …

I'm sexy and I know it: Exploring the moderating role of sexual motivations in the relationship between sexual self-esteem and sexual functioning in Israeli adults

M Aspis, A Gewirtz-Meydan - The Journal of Sex Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the relationship between sexual self-esteem and sexual functioning
while exploring the moderating role of sexual motives, thereby contributing to a deeper …

Diseño y validación de la segunda edición del Cuestionario de Función Sexual de la Mujer, FSM-2

F Sánchez-Sánchez, C Ferrer-Casanova… - Medicina de Familia …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objetivo Diseñar y validar la segunda edición del cuestionario de Función Sexual de la
Mujer (FSM-2). Material y métodos Estudio transversal y multicéntrico, realizado en 187 …

Why do women with disordered eating engage in sex? The mediating role of sexual motivations in the association between disordered eating behaviors and attitudes …

Z Spivak-Lavi, A Gewirtz-Meydan - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Although there is growing evidence of an association between disordered eating and sexual
dysfunction, the mechanism underlying this association is still unclear. In the current study …