Go Back Research Article September, 2011

Beliefs About Women's Vibrator Use: Results From a Nationally Representative Probability Survey in the United States

Author Stephanie A. Sanders Author James Dennis Fortenberry Author Michael Reece Author Debby Herbenick Author VANESSA R. SCHICK

Abstract

Women's vibrator use is common in the United States, although little is known about beliefs about its use. Elicitation surveys and interviews informed the development of a 10-item scale, the Beliefs About Women's Vibrator Use Scale, which was administered to a nationally representative probability sample of adults ages 18 to 60 years. Most women and men held high positive and low negative beliefs about women's vibrator use. Women with positive beliefs reported higher Female Sexual Function Index scores related to arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain (indicating less pain).

Keywords

Women's Vibrator Use Beliefs About Vibrator Use Female Sexual Function Index Sexual Health Sexual Satisfaction Sexual Arousal Sexual Pleasure Sexual Behavior Vibrator Use Scale Orgasm Sexual Well-Being Sexual Attitudes Sexual Lubrication Pain Reduction Sexuality Nationally Representative Survey
Details
Volume 37
Issue 5
Pages 329-345
DOI 10.1080/0092623X.2011.606745
ISSN 1521-0715
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