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High Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Sexual Functioning

Gender as a Mediator
Authors: Nave, Carina de Fátima Rodrigues;

High Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Sexual Functioning

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Esta dissertação insere-se no âmbito do segundo ano do segundo ciclo de estudos em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde na Universidade da Beira Interior. O documento é constituído por uma primeira parte que corresponde a um artigo cientifico, subdividido em quatro partes – introdução, procedimento, resultados e discussão; e uma segunda parte onde se insere um anexo teórico relativo às variáveis em estudo no artigo científico, que se subdivide em quatro partes, uma primeira dedicada à Sensibilidade de processamento Sensorial, uma segunda dedicada ao Funcionamento Sexual, uma terceira dedicada à relação entre Sensibilidade de Processamento Sensorial e Funcionamento Sexual, e uma quarta onde dedicada á variável Género. O objetivo desta investigação passa por avaliar a medida em que os níveis de Sensibilidade de Processamento Sensorial estão relacionados com o funcionamento sexual, estimando o papel mediador do género nesta relação. Recolhemos uma amostra de 1054 indivíduos, onde 34.3% eram homens (n=362) e 64.9% era mulheres (n=684), com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 80 anos (M=29.4; SD=11.9). Começámos por aplicar um questionário sociodemográfico. Seguidamente, para medir a SPS, utilizamos a Highly Sensitive Person Scale (Aron & Aron, 1997), e para avaliar o funcionamento sexual utilizámos a versão portuguesa do Massachusetts General Hospital – Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (Labbate & Lare, 2001). A SPS e o funcionamento sexual apresentaram uma correlação negativa estatisticamente significativa (-.093; p=.03). Verificámos a existência de diferenças estatisticamente significativas no funcionamento sexual em função do género (t(df)=7.042; p<.05) e em função da presença de níveis de SPS superiores ou inferiores (t(df)=3.599; p<.05). Finalmente descobrimos o género como estando responsável por 6.2% da variância total no funcionamento sexual. Este trabalho permitiu não só a aquisição de competências de investigação, como alargar o conhecimento pessoal acerca da temática, e ainda contribuir de forma significativa para a produção científica nacional sobre uma temática importante, significativa e pouco investigada a nível nacional e internacional.

This dissertation is part of the second year of the second cycle of studies in Clinical and Health Psychology. The document is then constituted by a first part that corresponds to a scientific article, subdivided into four parts - introduction, procedure, results and discussion ; and a second part that includes a theoretical annex relating to the variables under study in the scientific article, which is subdivided into four parts - a first dedicated to the variable Sensory Processing Sensitivity, a second dedicated to Sexual Functioning, a third dedicated to the relationship between Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Sexual Functioning, and a fourth where we address the Gender variable. The aim of this research is to evaluate to what extent the levels of Sensory Processing Sensitivity are related to sexual functioning, estimating the mediating role that gender could have in this relationship. We collected a sample of 1054 subjects, 34.3% were men (n=362) and 64.9% were women (n=684), with ages between 18 and 80 (M=29.4; SD=11.9). First, we applied a socio-demographic questionnaire. Then, to measure SPS we used the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (Aron & Aron, 1997) and, to assess sexual functioning, we used a Portuguese validated version of the Massachusetts General Hospital – Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (Labbate & Lare, 2001). We found that SPS and sexual functioning are statistically negatively correlated (-.093; p=.03). We also found that there are statistically significant differences in sexual functioning according to gender (t(df)=7.042; p=<.05), and according to the presence of lower or higher levels of SPS (t(df)=3.599; p<.05). Finally, we found Gender as responsible for 6.2% of the total variance in sexual functioning. This work allowed not only the acquisition of research skills, but also the extension of personal knowledge about the matter subject, and also contribute significantly to the national scientific production on an important, significant and little investigated topic at national and international level.

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Sensibilidade de Processamento Sensorial, Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Psicologia, Funcionamento Sexual, Alta Sensibilidade, Género, Diferenças de Género

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