Sex therapists and the problem of sexual desire discrepancy in the relationship

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dc.abstract.enThis qualitative study investigated the approaches of 46 Polish sex therapists to treating low sexual desire and desire dis-crepancy in couples. Utilizing thematic analysis of in-depth interviews, the study revealed that therapists' interventions were signiïŹcantly shaped by their perspectives on the importance of partnered sex within relationships and the role of non-sexual motivations. Proposed solutions focused mainly on resolving psychological issues related to desire discrepancies, increas-ing one's desire for sex, and increasing the frequency of couple sex. Psychological and behavioral approaches were notably preferred over medical ways of regulating desire level. Certain theoretical concepts (e.g., responsive desire model and psy-chological diïŹ€erentiation theory) and normative assumptions about sexual autonomy were particularly popular. The study is the ïŹrst to identify therapists' actual ways of thinking about goals and methods of approaching diïŹ€erences in desire in couples and, as such, can contribute to better integration of theory and practice by identifying scientiïŹc concepts that are particularly useful or problematic for therapists.
dc.affiliationWydziaƂ Psychologii i Prawa w Poznaniu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorGrunt-Mejer, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorChaƄska, Weronika
dc.date.access2025-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-01T11:00:41Z
dc.date.available2025-03-01T11:00:41Z
dc.date.created2025-01-22
dc.date.issued2025-02-26
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumberNarodowe Centrum Nauki, 2016/21/D/HS1/03401
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10508-025-03104-7
dc.identifier.issn0004-0002
dc.identifier.issn1573-2800
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1316
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsClosedAccess
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOTHER
dc.subject.enSexual desire
dc.subject.enSexual desire discrepancy
dc.subject.enHypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
dc.subject.enSex therapy
dc.subject.enDSM-5
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleSex therapists and the problem of sexual desire discrepancy in the relationship
dc.title.journalArchives of Sexual Behavior
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle