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Job-related strain and sexual health difficulties among heterosexual men from three european countries: The role of culture and emotional support

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dc.contributor.authorStulhofer, Aleksandar
dc.contributor.authorTraeen, Bente
dc.contributor.authorCarvalheira, Ana Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T19:26:20Z
dc.date.available2016-09-26T19:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. Epidemiological evidence for the association between job-related stress and sexual difficulties in men is largely lacking. Little is known about the factors that may mediate or moderate this relationship. Aim. This study analyzes the association between job-related difficulties and men’s sexual difficulties. Main Outcome Measures. Job-related difficulties were measured by 10 yes/no questions that addressed a range of adverse workplace situations. The experience of sexual difficulties in the past 12 months was assessed by using seven dichotomous indicators developed in the National Study of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) 2000. Method. Analyses were carried out using data from a 2011 online study of Portuguese, Croatian, and Norwegian men (N = 2,112). Multivariate logistic regression and mediation analysis were used to test the hypothesized association. Results. Men with job-related concerns reported lower sexual satisfaction than men without such concerns did (F = 7.53, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis confirmed the association between job-related and sexual health concerns. The odds of experiencing one or more sexual health difficulties in the past 12 months were about 1.8 times higher among men who reported the highest levels of workplace difficulties than among men who experienced no such difficulties. The odds of reporting sexual health difficulties were significantly reduced by a higher income (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.87, P < 0.01), emotional intimacy with one’s partner (AOR = 0.93, P < 0.001), having children (AOR = 0.62–0.66, P < 0.01), and country-specific effects (AOR = 1.98–2.22, P < 0.001). In all three countries, the relationship between job-related and sexual health difficulties was mediated by anxiety and depression. Conclusions. The findings suggest that negative mood is the mechanism behind the association between workplace strain and sexual difficulties. Emotional support, such as couple intimacy and fatherhood, can reduce—independently from sociocultural and socioeconomic factors—the risk of sexual health concerns.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Sexual Medicine, 10, 747-756. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02967.xpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02967.xpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1743-6095
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/4930
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishingpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02967.x/fullpt_PT
dc.subjectJob-related concernspt_PT
dc.subjectWorkplace stresspt_PT
dc.subjectMale sexual health difficultiespt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectIntimacypt_PT
dc.subjectFatherhoodpt_PT
dc.titleJob-related strain and sexual health difficulties among heterosexual men from three european countries: The role of culture and emotional supportpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Kingdompt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage756pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage747pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Sexual Medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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