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Sexual satisfaction and sexual health among university students in the United States

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  • Higgins, J.A.
  • Mullinax, M.
  • Trussell, J.
  • Kenneth Davidson Sr., J.
  • Moore, N.B.

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Despite the World Health Organization's definition of sexual health as a state of well-being, virtually no public health research has examined sexual well-being outcomes, including sexual satisfaction. Emerging evidence suggests that sexual well-being indicators are associated with more classic measures of healthy sexual behaviors. We surveyed 2168 university students in the United States and asked them to rate their physiological and psychological satisfaction with their current sexual lives. Many respondents reported that they were either satisfied (approximately half) or very satisfied (approximately one third). In multivariate analyses, significant (P

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  • Higgins, J.A. & Mullinax, M. & Trussell, J. & Kenneth Davidson Sr., J. & Moore, N.B., 2011. "Sexual satisfaction and sexual health among university students in the United States," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(9), pages 1643-1654.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300154_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300154
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    1. Christine Cassidy & Lisa Goldberg & Megan Aston, 2016. "The application of a feminist poststructural framework in nursing practice for addressing young women's sexual health," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(15-16), pages 2378-2386, August.

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