Relationship between Solitary Masturbation and Sexual Satisfaction: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Masturbation is a healthy sexual behavior associated with different sexual functioning dimensions, which highlights sexual satisfaction as an important manifestation of sexual wellbeing. This review aims to systematically examine studies that have associated masturbation with sexual satisfaction, both in individuals with and without a partner. Following the PRISMA statement, searches were made in the APA PsycInfo, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The search yielded 851 records, and twenty-two articles that examined the relation between solitary masturbation and sexual satisfaction were selected. In men, a negative relation between masturbation and sexual satisfaction was observed in 71.4% of the studies, 21.4% found no such relation, and 7.2% observed a positive association.

SUBMITTER: Cervilla O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815145 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature