Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness
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Resumo: | Endometriosis has a major impact on women’s sexual health, lessening fertility and causing pain and reduced sexual desire in at least 50% of patients. This article investigates the relationship between infertility and sexual intercourse concerns and illness intrusiveness. Since both pain and illness can be interjected as malevolent internal objects, we also looked at the mediating effect of pain representation as a malevolent object on those relationships. Out of 116 women, 58 met our inclusion criteria (M = 37.37 years, SD = 5.10). We used the Endometriosis Health Profile-30, the Illness Intrusiveness Ratings Scale, and the Pain Personification Questionnaire. Results demonstrated that pain representation as a malevolent object totally mediated the relationship between both infertility and illness intrusiveness as well as sexual intercourse concerns and illness intrusiveness. Results highlight the importance of a psychodynamic approach to endometriosis, allowing for the effect of vulnerabilities developed in early childhood to be considered while approaching this illness. |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness IntrusivenessEndometriosis has a major impact on women’s sexual health, lessening fertility and causing pain and reduced sexual desire in at least 50% of patients. This article investigates the relationship between infertility and sexual intercourse concerns and illness intrusiveness. Since both pain and illness can be interjected as malevolent internal objects, we also looked at the mediating effect of pain representation as a malevolent object on those relationships. Out of 116 women, 58 met our inclusion criteria (M = 37.37 years, SD = 5.10). We used the Endometriosis Health Profile-30, the Illness Intrusiveness Ratings Scale, and the Pain Personification Questionnaire. Results demonstrated that pain representation as a malevolent object totally mediated the relationship between both infertility and illness intrusiveness as well as sexual intercourse concerns and illness intrusiveness. Results highlight the importance of a psychodynamic approach to endometriosis, allowing for the effect of vulnerabilities developed in early childhood to be considered while approaching this illness.International Journal of Psychology and Psychoanalysis2024-01-11T12:47:32Z2024-01-112023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/35973http://hdl.handle.net/10174/35973engDPSIndndrcampos@uevora.pt684Franco da Silva, CarolinaGonçalves, BrunoCampos, Rui C.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-16T01:48:40Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/35973Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:44:42.344898Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness Franco da Silva, Carolina |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Sexuality in Endometriosis: Preliminary Data on Pain Malevolence and Illness Intrusiveness |
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Franco da Silva, Carolina |
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Franco da Silva, Carolina Gonçalves, Bruno Campos, Rui C. |
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Gonçalves, Bruno Campos, Rui C. |
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Franco da Silva, Carolina Gonçalves, Bruno Campos, Rui C. |
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Endometriosis has a major impact on women’s sexual health, lessening fertility and causing pain and reduced sexual desire in at least 50% of patients. This article investigates the relationship between infertility and sexual intercourse concerns and illness intrusiveness. Since both pain and illness can be interjected as malevolent internal objects, we also looked at the mediating effect of pain representation as a malevolent object on those relationships. Out of 116 women, 58 met our inclusion criteria (M = 37.37 years, SD = 5.10). We used the Endometriosis Health Profile-30, the Illness Intrusiveness Ratings Scale, and the Pain Personification Questionnaire. Results demonstrated that pain representation as a malevolent object totally mediated the relationship between both infertility and illness intrusiveness as well as sexual intercourse concerns and illness intrusiveness. Results highlight the importance of a psychodynamic approach to endometriosis, allowing for the effect of vulnerabilities developed in early childhood to be considered while approaching this illness. |
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