TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosexual functioning in opioid-dependent women
AU - Svikis, Dace S.
AU - Brooner, Robert K.
AU - Rutigliano, Peter
AU - Gazaway, Preston
AU - Fagan, Peter
AU - Gupman, Anne
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by USPHS grant DA 06120 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Robert Brooner, Ph.D.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Psychosexual functioning of opioid-dependent women (N = 63) was compared to a socioeconomically similar group of non drug-abusing women (N = 53) using the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI). Initial analyses revealed differences in sexual drive, liberal attitude, and both masculine and feminine gender-role affiliation. When demographic differences between the two groups were statistically controlled, however, only liberal attitude and femininity subscale differences remained significant. Although both opioid- dependent and comparison group women reported similar types of sexual experiences (lifetime), opioid-dependent women reported greater recent reduction in sexual behaviors related to anal intercourse and anal stimulation. Both opioid-dependent and clinic women differed significantly from the DSFI normative sample, highlighting the importance of controlling for demographic differences when using standardized psychological assessment tools. Implications of study findings for AIDS prevention and intervention with drug-dependent women are discussed.
AB - Psychosexual functioning of opioid-dependent women (N = 63) was compared to a socioeconomically similar group of non drug-abusing women (N = 53) using the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI). Initial analyses revealed differences in sexual drive, liberal attitude, and both masculine and feminine gender-role affiliation. When demographic differences between the two groups were statistically controlled, however, only liberal attitude and femininity subscale differences remained significant. Although both opioid- dependent and comparison group women reported similar types of sexual experiences (lifetime), opioid-dependent women reported greater recent reduction in sexual behaviors related to anal intercourse and anal stimulation. Both opioid-dependent and clinic women differed significantly from the DSFI normative sample, highlighting the importance of controlling for demographic differences when using standardized psychological assessment tools. Implications of study findings for AIDS prevention and intervention with drug-dependent women are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499609551822
DO - 10.1080/00224499609551822
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030014665
VL - 33
SP - 103
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
SN - 0022-4499
IS - 2
ER -