Actitudes hacia la masturbación y su relación con la satisfacción sexual en servidores del Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo en el año 2022

Abstract

Background: Sexual pleasure, including autoerotism, is source of physical, psychological and spiritual wellness, it’s a human sexual right. However, masturbation masturbation has historically been reviled and has been surrounded by mistaken beliefs. Two important factors in increasing or decreasing sexual satisfaction are: attitudes and values toward sexuality; and the wealth of sexual practices, including including non-coital ones Objective: Relate Attitudes toward masturbation and its connection to sexual satisfaction. Methodological design: Quantitative, analytical correlational, cross-sectional, 215 voluntary workers answered a sociodemographic form, the Spanish short version of Negative Attitudes Toward Masturbation Inventory (NATMI) and the Subjective Sexual Satisfaction (ESSS). A convenience sampling was performed among all Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo’s workers on 2022. Data analysis was performed in SPSS. Results: Correlation between Attitudes toward masturbation and sexual satisfaction was negatively and significantly related (rho= -.252, p=.000) Conclusions: Negative attitudes toward masturbation are related to subjective sexual satisfaction in the study group. Findings imply the need to expand the investigation to larger samples, in all the country, considering all the involved sociodemographic factors.