Abstract

The current study examined whether reading the chapter titled “Cliteracy for Him” from the book Becoming Cliterate is an effective intervention for increasing young heterosexual men’s sexual functioning. Specifically, this study compared an intervention group (i.e., those who read the chapter) to a waitlist control group at three points in time: before reading the chapter, immediately after reading the chapter, and three weeks later. Outcome measures included clitoral knowledge, sexual self-esteem, sexual depression, communication during sexual activity, and dysfunctional beliefs about sexuality (e.g., beliefs about women’s satisfaction, about being “macho,” and sexual conservatism). Participants who read the bibliotherapy chapter showed immediate improvement on clitoral knowledge, dysfunctional beliefs about women’s sexual satisfaction, and sexual communication. Longer-term improvements were found on clitoral knowledge, and dysfunctional beliefs about both women’s sexual satisfaction and being “macho.” Additionally, compared to the waitlist control group, men in the intervention group demonstrated better sexual communication and fewer dysfunctional beliefs about women’s sexual satisfaction immediately after reading the chapter, and more clitoral knowledge, fewer dysfunctional beliefs about women’s sexual satisfaction, fewer dysfunctional macho beliefs, and lower sexual depression three weeks after reading the chapter. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.

摘要

目前的研究检查了是否阅读了《成为文人》一书中标题为“他的文人”一章是提高年轻异性恋男性性功能的有效干预措施。具体而言，本研究在三个时间点将干预组（即阅读本章的人）与候补名单对照组进行了比较：阅读本章之前、阅读本章后立即和三周后。结果测量包括阴蒂知识、性自尊、性抑郁、性活动期间的交流和功能失调的性信念（例如，对女性满意度、“男子气概”和性保守主义的信念）。阅读阅读疗法章节的参与者在阴蒂知识、对女性性满意度的功能失调信念以及性交流方面表现出立竿见影的改善。在阴蒂知识上发现了长期的改善，以及关于女性性满足和“男子气概”的功能失调的信念。此外，与候补名单对照组相比，干预组的男性在阅读本章后立即表现出更好的性交流和更少的关于女性性满足的功能失调信念，更多的阴蒂知识，更少关于女性性满足的功能失调信念，更少的功能失调的大男子主义信念，并在阅读本章三周后降低性抑郁。讨论了临床意义和未来的研究方向。阅读本章三周后，更多的阴蒂知识，更少的关于女性性满足的功能失调的信念，更少的功能失调的大男子主义信念，以及更低的性抑郁。讨论了临床意义和未来的研究方向。阅读本章三周后，更多的阴蒂知识，更少的关于女性性满足的功能失调的信念，更少的功能失调的大男子主义信念，以及更低的性抑郁。讨论了临床意义和未来的研究方向。