ABSTRACT

Research evidence of the attributes of sexual boredom is extremely limited. Understanding variability in the experience of sexual boredom may offer relevant insights for the field of human sexuality. This study aimed to explore the co-occurrence of sexual boredom and other sexuality-related dimensions. The sample consisted of 1021 participants aged between 18 and 75 years old (M = 32.68, SD = 8.79). A gender-stratified cluster analysis was performed to classify individuals regarding their scores on sexual boredom, general boredom, sexual sensation seeking, sexual desire, sexual excitation, sexual pleasure, and sexual satisfaction. A three-cluster solution was revealed for both men and women. Based on our findings, we put forward a profile for the sexually bored individual, who is more likely to be married or cohabiting with a partner, to have a boredom prone personality, to lack sexual sensation seeking, experience low sexual pleasure and satisfaction, and to present with sexual arousal and/or desire problems. Women dealing with sexual boredom might present low sexual desire for their partner but experience high sex desire for attractive others. Results are critically discussed and implications for sexual therapy explored.

摘要

性无聊属性的研究证据极为有限。了解性无聊体验的可变性可能会为人类性行为领域提供相关见解。本研究旨在探讨性无聊和其他与性相关的维度的共同发生。样本由 1021 名年龄在 18 至 75 岁之间的参与者组成（M = 32.68，SD = 8.79）。进行了性别分层聚类分析，以根据他们在性无聊、一般无聊、性感觉寻求、性欲、性兴奋、性快感和性满足方面的得分对个体进行分类。为男性和女性揭示了一个三类解决方案。根据我们的研究结果，我们提出了性无聊个体的概况，他们更有可能已婚或与伴侣同居，具有无聊倾向的性格，缺乏性感觉寻求，性快感和满意度较低，以及出现性唤起和/或性欲问题。处理性无聊的女性可能对她们的伴侣表现出较低的性欲，但对有吸引力的其他人却有很高的性欲。对结果进行了批判性讨论，并探讨了性治疗的意义。