ABSTRACT

Gay men are underrepresented in research on sexual satisfaction. We examined sexual satisfaction and over 50 sexual practices in an online U.S. national survey of men in relationships. Coarsened exact matching created comparable samples of heterosexual (n = 3527) and gay (n = 452) men on six demographic factors, including relationship length. Results identified many similarities between the groups, including sexual frequency, orgasm frequency, duration of sex, and sexual satisfaction. The majority of heterosexual and gay men expressed physical or emotional affection during their last sexual encounter, reporting that they or their partner said “I love you” (66%; 57%) and engaged in deep kissing (69%; 75%) or gentle kissing (82%; 72%). Heterosexual men were less likely than gay men to usually-always receive (27%; 61%) or give (37%; 68%) oral sex when intimate in the past month; were less likely to view pornography with their partner (35%; 61%); but were more likely to give their partner massages in the past year to improve their sex lives (71%; 58%). Number of sexual communication behaviors was a strong predictor of sexual satisfaction, particularly for gay men (β =.36). These findings enhance our understanding of heterosexual and gay men’s sexual lives.

摘要

男同性恋者在性满意度研究中的代表性不足。我们在美国一项针对男性关系的在线全国调查中检查了性满意度和 50 多种性行为。粗略的精确匹配创建了异性恋 ( n = 3527) 和同性恋 ( n= 452) 六个人口统计因素的男性，包括关系长度。结果确定了两组之间的许多相似之处，包括性频率、性高潮频率、性持续时间和性满意度。大多数异性恋和男同性恋者在最后一次性接触中表达了身体或情感上的感情，报告说他们或他们的伴侣说“我爱你”（66%；57%）并进行深吻（69%；75%）或轻柔的接吻（82%；72%）。与男同性恋者相比，异性恋男性在过去一个月内亲密时通常总是接受（27％；61％）或给予（37％；68％）口交的可能性较小；不太可能与伴侣一起观看色情内容（35%；61%）；但在过去一年中更有可能给伴侣按摩以改善性生活（71%；58%）。β = .36）。这些发现增强了我们对异性恋和男同性恋者性生活的理解。