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Inter-relações entre o medo da morte, funcionamento sexual e medo da COVID-19
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O medo da morte tem sido relacionado com psicopatologia, nomeadamente depressão,
ansiedade, perturbações do comportamento alimentar, entre outros. Contudo, a relação entre
o medo da morte e o funcionamento sexual não é clara. O presente estudo pretende investigar
as inter-relações entre medo da morte, funcionamento sexual, medo da COVID-19,
depressão, ansiedade e stress. A amostra da presente investigação foi constituída por 443
participantes (306 mulheres, 137 homens) e a subamostra de participantes com relações
sexuais no mês precedente que integrou 308 indivíduos (203 mulheres, 105 homens). Como
instrumentos, utilizou-se a Escala de Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress (EADS-21), o Índice de
Funcionamento Sexual Feminino (FSFI), a versão revista da Escala de Distress Sexual
Feminino (FSDS-R), o Índice Internacional de Função Erétil (IIEF), o Instrumento de
Diagnóstico de Ejaculação Precoce (PEDT), a Escala do Medo da Morte de Collect-Lester e a
Escala do Medo da COVID-19 (FCV-19S). Verificaram-se inter-relações positivas entre
medo da morte, medo da COVID-19, depressão, ansiedade e stress. Nas mulheres,
verificaram-se correlações entre o distress sexual e o medo da COVID-19, assim como entre
mais medo da COVID-19 e menos desejo excitação sexuais. Nos homens, observou-se uma
correlação positiva entre o medo da morte e sintomas de ejaculação precoce. Nas mulheres e
na amostra total, o medo da morte teve como preditores independentes maior ansiedade,
idade mais jovem e maior medo da COVID-19. Nos homens, o medo da morte teve como
preditores independentes idade mais jovem, maior medo da COVID-19 e mais sintomas de
ejaculação precoce.
Fear of death has been associated with psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, among others. However, little is known about the relationship between fear of death and sexual function. This study aims to analyze the interrelationships between fear of death, sexual function, fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety and stress. In total, 443 individuals participated in this study (306 female, 137 male) with a subsample integrating 308 participants (203 female, 105 male) that had sexual relationships in the previous month. For this study, it was used the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (EADS-21), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale- Revised (FSDS-R), the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), the Collect-Lest Fear of Death Scale and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). The results revealed positive interrelationships between fear of death, fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety and stress. In women, fear of COVD-19 correlated with greater sexual distress, lower sexual desire, and lower sexual arousal. In men, symptoms of premature ejaculation correlated with fear of death. In women and in the total sample, fear of death was predicted by greater anxiety, younger age and greater fear of COVID-19. In men, fear of death was predicted by younger age, greater fear of COVID-19 and more symptoms of premature ejaculation.
Fear of death has been associated with psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, among others. However, little is known about the relationship between fear of death and sexual function. This study aims to analyze the interrelationships between fear of death, sexual function, fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety and stress. In total, 443 individuals participated in this study (306 female, 137 male) with a subsample integrating 308 participants (203 female, 105 male) that had sexual relationships in the previous month. For this study, it was used the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (EADS-21), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale- Revised (FSDS-R), the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), the Collect-Lest Fear of Death Scale and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). The results revealed positive interrelationships between fear of death, fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety and stress. In women, fear of COVD-19 correlated with greater sexual distress, lower sexual desire, and lower sexual arousal. In men, symptoms of premature ejaculation correlated with fear of death. In women and in the total sample, fear of death was predicted by greater anxiety, younger age and greater fear of COVID-19. In men, fear of death was predicted by younger age, greater fear of COVID-19 and more symptoms of premature ejaculation.
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Medo da morte Medo da COVID 19 Funcionamento Sexual Sexualidade Depressão Ansiedade Stress Fear of death Fear of COVID-19 Sexual functioning Sexuality Depression Anxiety