The Gender Gap in Orgasms: Survey Data from a Mid-Sized Canadian City

2019/01/02 by Nicole Andrejek, Tina Fetner · 37 citations
Medicine · Psychology · Health Professions · #Sexual function and dysfunction studies #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health #Orgasm #Gender gap #Psychology #Sexual behavior #Logistic regression #Developmental psychology #Demography #Clinical psychology #Medicine #Demographic economics #Sexual dysfunction #Sociology #Psychiatry

paper · doi:10.1080/19317611.2018.1563014

published in International Journal of Sexual Health 31(1), 26-35 (Routledge)

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Abstract

Objective: Previous research has established a gap in orgasm frequency between men and women. This study investigates explanations for the gender gap in orgasm. Methods: Crosstab analysis and logistic regression are used to examine the gender gap in orgasms from one Canadian city: Hamilton, Ontario (N = 194). Results: We find a strong association between women’s orgasms and the type of sexual behavior in which partners engage. Women who receive oral sex are more likely to reach orgasm. Conclusion: Sexual practices focused on clitoral stimulation are important to reducing the gender gap in orgasms.

Citations

• Consequences of Reducing Nonresponse in a National Telephone Survey
• The Incidental Orgasm: The Presence of Clitoral Knowledge and the Absence of Orgasm for Women
• Sexual practices at last heterosexual encounter and occurrence of orgasm in a national survey
• An examination of predictors of nonverbal and verbal communication of pleasure during sex and sexual satisfaction
• Female sexual arousal: Genital anatomy and orgasm in intercourse

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