Anxiety and Insomnia as Predictors of Sexual  Satisfaction in Peruvian Adults

Joel  Palomino-Ccasa; Dany Yudet  Millones-Liza; Segundo Salatiel  Malca-Peralta; María Yngrid  Tantaruna Diaz; Karol Astrid  Cerrón Barra; Dayana Muñoz  Grandez; Neysha Quilca  Huamaní

doi:10.36941/jesr-2024-0130

Authors

Joel Palomino-Ccasa Faculty of Psychology, National University of San Marcos, Lima 15081, Perú
Dany Yudet Millones-Liza UPG Ciencias Empresariales, Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima 15102, Perú; Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Escuela Profesional de Administración, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima 15102, Perú; *Corresponding Author
Segundo Salatiel Malca-Peralta Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Educación, Escuela Profesional de Educación, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima 15102, Perú
María Yngrid Tantaruna Diaz Professional School of Psychology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15037, Peru
Karol Astrid Cerrón Barra Professional School of Psychology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15037, Peru
Dayana Muñoz Grandez Professional School of Psychology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15037, Peru
Neysha Quilca Huamaní Professional School of Psychology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15037, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0130

Keywords:

sexual satisfaction, male sexuality, female sexuality, insomnia, wakefulness, anxiety, anguish

Abstract

Sexual satisfaction is essential for mental health, and knowing what factors predict it turns out to be essential for its proper enjoyment. Several factors that are linked during sexual intercourse are anxiety and insomnia; however, no research demonstrates how much they predict sexual satisfaction, and that is the objective of this research. For this, a sample of 453 adults between 18 and 45 years old (M= 26.13; SD= 4.69) was considered, of whom 39.7% were men, and 60.3% were women. Likewise, to measure anxiety, the Lima Anxiety Scale (EAL-20) was used, the Athens Insomnia Scale was used to measure sleeping problems, and the Sexual Satisfaction Scale was considered to measure sexual satisfaction. The results showed that high levels of anxiety and insomnia negatively predict the level of Sexual Satisfaction with large effect size (R2 = 0.542). Leaving a precedent that both sleeping difficulties, as well as worry and somatization caused by anxiety, alter the sexual enjoyment of adults.

Received: 18 March 2024 / Accepted: 18 August 2024 / Published: 05 September 2024