Women's Vibrator Use in Sexual Partnerships: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey in the United States

Little is known about women's use of vibrators within sexual partnerships. Data were collected from a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 2056 women aged 18-60 years in the United States. Partnered vibrator use was common among heterosexual-, lesbian-, and bisexual-identified women. Mos...

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Published in:Journal of sex & marital therapy 2010-01, Vol.36 (1), p.49-65
Main Authors: Herbenick, Debra, Reece, Michael, Sanders, Stephanie A., Dodge, Brian, Ghassemi, Annahita, Fortenberry, J. Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gays & lesbians
Homosexuality, Female - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Personal Satisfaction
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Stimulation
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexuality
Sexuality. Sexual behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
Vibration
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Little is known about women's use of vibrators within sexual partnerships. Data were collected from a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 2056 women aged 18-60 years in the United States. Partnered vibrator use was common among heterosexual-, lesbian-, and bisexual-identified women. Most vibrator users indicated comfort using them with a partner and vibrator use was related to positive sexual function as measured by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). In addition, partner knowledge and perceived liking of vibrator use was a significant predictor of sexual satisfaction for heterosexual women (p < .01). Clinical and research implications are discussed.
ISSN:0092-623X
1521-0715
DOI:10.1080/00926230903375677