Impact of mindfulness versus supportive sex education on stress in women with sexual interest/arousal disorder.
Cortisol
Low desire
Mindfulness
Sex education
Sexual interest/arousal disorder
Stress
Journal
Journal of behavioral medicine
ISSN: 1573-3521
Titre abrégé: J Behav Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7807105
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Apr 2024
26 Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
12
06
2023
accepted:
09
04
2024
medline:
26
4
2024
pubmed:
26
4
2024
entrez:
26
4
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Low desire in women is the most common sexual difficulty, and stress has been identified as a significant predictor of symptoms. We evaluated a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) group treatment versus a sex education comparison group treatment (STEP) on self-reported stress and on the physiological stress response measured via morning-to-evening cortisol slope in 148 women with a diagnosis of sexual interest/arousal disorder (SIAD). Perceived stress decreased following treatment in both groups, and significantly more after MBCT. The cortisol slope was steeper (indicative of better stress system regulation) from pre-treatment to 6-month follow-up, with no differences between the groups. As an exploratory analysis, we found that the reduction in perceived stress predicted increases in sexual desire and decreases in sex-related distress for participants after MBCT only. These findings suggest that group mindfulness targeting women with low sexual desire leads to improvements in self-reported and physiological stress, with improvements in self-reported stress partially accounting for improvements in sexual desire and distress.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38668816
doi: 10.1007/s10865-024-00491-5
pii: 10.1007/s10865-024-00491-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
ID : MOP-136876
Pays : Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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