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Differences among men and women in relations of sexual functioining and gender roles, according to demographic characteristics

Objective: Both gender roles and demographic characteristics can have an impact on different aspects of sexual functioning. Research so far has not been able to consistently and continually determine the direction of influence between gender roles (masculinity and femininity) and sexual functioning, as well as possible effect of demographic characteristics. Therefore, we wanted to assess the possible relation between sexual functioning and gender roles, taking into accounts some of demographic characteristics. Design and Method: There were 586 subjects in the research, 511 women and 75 men. The subjects apvia social networks, and they filled in an on-line questionnaire that consisted of initial questions on demographic data, the Scale of sexual functioning and Bem's gender role inventory. To measure the relation between gender roles and different dimensions of sexual functioning, Spearman's correlation coefficient was used. Results: Statistically significant differences in correlations between different dimensions of sexual functions and gender roles were found mainly in men. In men who did not live in the capital, a stronger correlation between femininity and the sexual desire dimension and the total score on the Sexual functioning questionnaire was found, compared to those who lived in the capital. Also, men who were married had significantly stronger correlation between masculinity and sexual desire dimension, compared to single men. In unemployed women a significantly stronger correlation was found between masculinity and sexual desire, compared to those who were employed. Conclusions: In both men and women, many trends have been found between gender roles and sexual functioning.

gender roles, sexual functioning, masculinity, femininity

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