The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach

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Autor(a) principal: Alarcão, V.
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Roxo, L., Virgolino, A., Machado, F. L.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/9315
Resumo: This study used a mixed methods approach to investigate the intimate world of men’s sexual problems in Portugal, and particularly erectile dysfunction, focusing on the interplay between individual, societal and relational factors. First, a community-based survey was designed, with 323 primary health care users, to investigate how sociocultural factors influence experiences and representations of sexual problems. Second, a qualitative study, involving in-depth interviews with a subsample of ten heterosexual men, complemented by five heterosexual women’s narratives, concerning men’s sexual problems, was carried out to understand the meaning of sexual problems from a lay perspective. Statistical analysis of quantitative data was carried out through logistic regressions to evaluate the sociodemographic predictors of lay representations of sexual problems. Qualitative data were analyzed using an empirically grounded typology. The role of individuals in the construction of sexual dysfunctions, particularly erectile dysfunction, was explored using sexual script theory. Key findings revealed the impact of sexual problems on daily life. Gender analysis results contributed to the understanding of how men and women challenge the definition of sexual problems as normal changes versus dysfunctional changes. Specific patterns of change in sexual experiences and sexual problems were identified in the Portuguese gendered society, which can possibly be applied to other nations and cultures.
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spelling The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approachSexual problemsErectile dysfunctionSexual narrativesSexual scriptsGender relationsPortugalThis study used a mixed methods approach to investigate the intimate world of men’s sexual problems in Portugal, and particularly erectile dysfunction, focusing on the interplay between individual, societal and relational factors. First, a community-based survey was designed, with 323 primary health care users, to investigate how sociocultural factors influence experiences and representations of sexual problems. Second, a qualitative study, involving in-depth interviews with a subsample of ten heterosexual men, complemented by five heterosexual women’s narratives, concerning men’s sexual problems, was carried out to understand the meaning of sexual problems from a lay perspective. Statistical analysis of quantitative data was carried out through logistic regressions to evaluate the sociodemographic predictors of lay representations of sexual problems. Qualitative data were analyzed using an empirically grounded typology. The role of individuals in the construction of sexual dysfunctions, particularly erectile dysfunction, was explored using sexual script theory. Key findings revealed the impact of sexual problems on daily life. Gender analysis results contributed to the understanding of how men and women challenge the definition of sexual problems as normal changes versus dysfunctional changes. Specific patterns of change in sexual experiences and sexual problems were identified in the Portuguese gendered society, which can possibly be applied to other nations and cultures.Springer US2015-07-16T14:21:53Z2015-01-01T00:00:00Z20152019-05-03T14:32:22Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/9315eng1095-514310.1007/s12119-015-9276-3Alarcão, V.Roxo, L.Virgolino, A.Machado, F. L.info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:49:17Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/9315Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:24:11.901643Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
title The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
spellingShingle The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
Alarcão, V.
Sexual problems
Erectile dysfunction
Sexual narratives
Sexual scripts
Gender relations
Portugal
title_short The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
title_full The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
title_fullStr The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
title_full_unstemmed The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
title_sort The intimate world of men’s sexual problems: portuguese men’s and women’s narratives explicated through a mixed methods approach
author Alarcão, V.
author_facet Alarcão, V.
Roxo, L.
Virgolino, A.
Machado, F. L.
author_role author
author2 Roxo, L.
Virgolino, A.
Machado, F. L.
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author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Alarcão, V.
Roxo, L.
Virgolino, A.
Machado, F. L.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Sexual problems
Erectile dysfunction
Sexual narratives
Sexual scripts
Gender relations
Portugal
topic Sexual problems
Erectile dysfunction
Sexual narratives
Sexual scripts
Gender relations
Portugal
description This study used a mixed methods approach to investigate the intimate world of men’s sexual problems in Portugal, and particularly erectile dysfunction, focusing on the interplay between individual, societal and relational factors. First, a community-based survey was designed, with 323 primary health care users, to investigate how sociocultural factors influence experiences and representations of sexual problems. Second, a qualitative study, involving in-depth interviews with a subsample of ten heterosexual men, complemented by five heterosexual women’s narratives, concerning men’s sexual problems, was carried out to understand the meaning of sexual problems from a lay perspective. Statistical analysis of quantitative data was carried out through logistic regressions to evaluate the sociodemographic predictors of lay representations of sexual problems. Qualitative data were analyzed using an empirically grounded typology. The role of individuals in the construction of sexual dysfunctions, particularly erectile dysfunction, was explored using sexual script theory. Key findings revealed the impact of sexual problems on daily life. Gender analysis results contributed to the understanding of how men and women challenge the definition of sexual problems as normal changes versus dysfunctional changes. Specific patterns of change in sexual experiences and sexual problems were identified in the Portuguese gendered society, which can possibly be applied to other nations and cultures.
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