Grant: CIHR Fellowship
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
$135,000.00
An investigation of why women with and without sexual difficulties have sex
FY 2013-14
Summary
Many women report that they have low sexual desire, which significantly impacts their relationships and quality of life. Unfortunately, these women do not have access to approved, safe, and effective treatments for their sexual difficulties because such treatments do not exist. Research using healthy community samples has shown that there is an important link between sexual desire and the goals or reasons a person has for engaging in sex; people endorsing approach goals are focused on achieving positive outcomes of sex, such as increased intimacy, and report higher desire consistently within their relationship. This study will extend that research by comparing the sexual goals of women who experience clinically low sexual desire and those who do not. If women with low desire are less likely to endorse approach goals, therapies aimed at modifying goals associated with sex may enhance desire and reduce some of the distress caused by low desire that is felt by up to one third of the population.
Department
Program
CIHR Fellowship
Location
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
300623
Name
Suschinsky Kelly D
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Gender and Health
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Health Research Training A - Post-PhD (HTA)
Projecttitle
An investigation of why women with and without sexual difficulties have sex
Programtype2
Fellowship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
Cihramount2
$135,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
CIHR Fellowship
Keyworddelim
Approach/Avoidance Goals; Incentive Motivation Model; Sexual Arousal; Sexual Behaviour; Sexual Desire; Sexual Dysfunction; Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder; Sexual Psychophysiology; Women'S Sexuality
Abstract
Many women report that they have low sexual desire, which significantly impacts their relationships and quality of life. Unfortunately, these women do not have access to approved, safe, and effective treatments for their sexual difficulties because such treatments do not exist. Research using healthy community samples has shown that there is an important link between sexual desire and the goals or reasons a person has for engaging in sex; people endorsing approach goals are focused on achieving positive outcomes of sex, such as increased intimacy, and report higher desire consistently within their relationship. This study will extend that research by comparing the sexual goals of women who experience clinically low sexual desire and those who do not. If women with low desire are less likely to endorse approach goals, therapies aimed at modifying goals associated with sex may enhance desire and reduce some of the distress caused by low desire that is felt by up to one third of the population.
Competitiondate
201311
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Suschinsky, Kelly D
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $135,000~ $0~
