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Mind online, body offline : adicção às redes sociais, consciência interoceptiva e funcionamento sexual
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A adicção às redes sociais tem vindo a ser associada com diversas perturbações psiquiátricas, baixa auto-estima, solidão e a diferentes traços de personalidade. No entanto, a relação da adicção às redes sociais, funcionamento sexual e consciência interoceptiva é ainda escassa na literatura. Este estudo visa analisar as inter-relações entre essas variáveis e perceber se a consciência interoceptiva é mediadora da relação entre adicção às redes sociais e funcionamento sexual. A amostra deste estudo foi constituída por 421 indivíduos (310 mulheres e 111 homens), e por uma subamostra dos sujeitos com relações sexuais com o sexo oposto nas últimas 4 semanas integrando um total de 281 indivíduos (209 mulheres e 72 homens). Utilizou-se um Questionário Sociodemográfico, a escala Internet Adiction Test (IAT), adaptado às redes sociais, a escala de Avaliação Multidimensional da Consciência Interocetiva (MAIA), o Índice de Funcionamento Sexual Feminino (FSFI), a Escala de Distress Sexual Feminino (FSDS-R), o Índice Internacional de Função Erétil (IIEF) e por fim a Ferramenta de Diagnóstico de Ejaculação Precoce (PEDT). Os resultados demonstraram correlações entre maior adicção às redes sociais e pior funcionamento sexual feminino. Nos homens, maior adicção associou-se a menor desejo e menor satisfação com a relação sexual. A consciência interoceptiva não mediou a relação descrita anteriormente, embora maior consciência interoceptiva esteja associada a melhor funcionamento sexual em algumas dimensões e em ambos os sexos. Limitações e implicações clínicas são discutidas. Assim, o presente estudo indica que tanto adicção às redes sociais como a consciência interoceptiva têm implicações no funcionamento sexual.
Addiction to social networks has been associated with several psychiatric disorders, low self-esteem, loneliness and different personality traits. However, the interrelationship between social networks, sexual functioning and interoceptive awareness is still scarce in the literature. This study aims to analyze the interrelationships between these variables and understand if the interoceptive awareness is a mediator of the relationship between social network addiction and sexual functioning. The sample of this study included 421 individuals (310 women and 111 men), and a subsample of individuals with sexual intercourse with the opposite sex in the last 4 weeks, comprising a total of 281 individuals (209 women and 72 men). It was used a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Internet Addition Test (IAT) scale, adapted to social network addiction, the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS-R), the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and finally an Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT). The results showed correlations between greater social network addiction and worse female sexual functioning. In men, greater addiction was associated with less desire and less satisfaction with sexual intercourse. Interoceptive awareness did not mediate the previous relationship, but greater interoceptive awareness was associated with better sexual functioning in some dimensions and in both genders. Clinical limitations and implications are discussed. The present study indicates that both social network addiction and interoceptive awareness have implications for sexual functioning.
Addiction to social networks has been associated with several psychiatric disorders, low self-esteem, loneliness and different personality traits. However, the interrelationship between social networks, sexual functioning and interoceptive awareness is still scarce in the literature. This study aims to analyze the interrelationships between these variables and understand if the interoceptive awareness is a mediator of the relationship between social network addiction and sexual functioning. The sample of this study included 421 individuals (310 women and 111 men), and a subsample of individuals with sexual intercourse with the opposite sex in the last 4 weeks, comprising a total of 281 individuals (209 women and 72 men). It was used a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Internet Addition Test (IAT) scale, adapted to social network addiction, the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS-R), the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and finally an Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT). The results showed correlations between greater social network addiction and worse female sexual functioning. In men, greater addiction was associated with less desire and less satisfaction with sexual intercourse. Interoceptive awareness did not mediate the previous relationship, but greater interoceptive awareness was associated with better sexual functioning in some dimensions and in both genders. Clinical limitations and implications are discussed. The present study indicates that both social network addiction and interoceptive awareness have implications for sexual functioning.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para
obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de
Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Adicção Redes sociais Internet Consciência interoceptiva Funcionamento sexual Sexualidade Addiction Social network Internet Interoceptive awareness Sexual function Sexuality