We vtigated the associatns between daily strs, sexual sire and timacy gay men long-term relatnships. A daily diary method of data llectn was ed. Twenty-two adult participants pleted brief qutnnair ten tim per day durg seven nsecutive days. Multilevel regrsn analys revealed signifint negative associatns of daily strs wh sexual sire (p = 0.003); higher strs me wh lower levels of sexual sire, and vice versa. The hypothized moratn effect of the associatns of strs wh sexual sire by timacy was found signifint (p = 0.003). However, the effect was not as predicted: at higher levels of timacy the negative effect of strs on sexual sire was shown to be stronger than at lower levels. Most temporal associatns of strs and timacy wh sexual sire were not signifint. Neverthels, the prent fdgs implite that daily strs and timacy are important factors sexual functng of gay men long-term relatnships.
Contents:
- GAYS VS. STRAIGHTS: ANY DIFFERENC SEXUAL SATISFACTN?
- SEXUAL DIRE AND FANTASI THE LGBT+ COMMUNY: FOC ON LBIAN WOMEN AND GAY MEN
- THE CRIC OF GAY DIRE
- THE ASSOCIATNS OF SEXUAL SIRE, DAILY STRS, AND TIMACY GAY MEN LONG-TERM RELATNSHIPS
GAYS VS. STRAIGHTS: ANY DIFFERENC SEXUAL SATISFACTN?
For the average guy, gay or straight, sex requir the same basic level of emotnal mment as spottg someone on the bench prs at the gym—i.
SEXUAL DIRE AND FANTASI THE LGBT+ COMMUNY: FOC ON LBIAN WOMEN AND GAY MEN
) The men’s rpons were highly genr-specific, wh heterosexual men both reportg and displayg sexual aroal only toward the vios of women, and homosexual men reportg and displayg the oppose.
THE CRIC OF GAY DIRE
Beyond that basic ncln, Ogas and Gaddam looked at specifics, learng that men don’t jt search a general way for women’s body parts (or men’s if they’re gay).
It's amazg how ltle rearch has foced on this — jt two studi (1983 and 1991, and they provi only a cursory look at parative gay/straight sexual satisfactn).
THE ASSOCIATNS OF SEXUAL SIRE, DAILY STRS, AND TIMACY GAY MEN LONG-TERM RELATNSHIPS
Dire cl long-term upl, but on average, men reta more sire than women, so we would expect men gay upl to feel the most sire, and women lbian upl the least, wh the men mixed-sex upl exprsg more libido than the women. But the survey, sexual sire was pretty much the same for all upl, wh gay men and lbians exprsg slightly more sire than heterosexuals.