Validation of the Multidimensional Model of the Subjective OrgasmExperience in the Context of Masturbation
Óscar Cervilla, Juan Carlos Sierra, Ana Álvarez-Muelas, Pablo Mangas, Gracia M. Sánchez-Pérez, Reina Granados
Abstract
Background/Objective: The multidimensional model of the subjective orgasm experience has been validated only in \nthe sexual relationship context, with no evidence for its validity in the solitary masturbation context. This study aims \nto provide validity evidence for this model in the solitary masturbation context by examining the association of its \ndimensions (affective, sensory, intimacy, and rewards) with different sexual arousal measures. Method: Thirty men \nand thirty women viewed content-neutral and sexually explicit masturbation films. Subjective orgasm experience, \npropensity for sexual excitation/inhibition, rating of sexual arousal, rating of genital sensations and genital response \n(penile erection or vaginal pulse amplitude) were assessed. Regression models were conducted to explain the subjective \norgasm experience from sexual arousal measures. Results: Propensity for sexual excitation, propensity for sexual \ninhibition, and the rating of sexual arousal was associated with the different dimensions of the orgasm experience in \nmen, while in women, the rating of sexual arousal and the rating of genital sensations was associated with the sensory \ndimension. Conclusions: Validity evidence is provided for the multidimensional model of the subjective orgasm \nexperience in the solitary masturbation context.