Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
November 11, 2025
Homework is a key factor in the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, yet there is no standardized method for measuring homework adherence, particularly in interventions targeting female sexual dysfunction (FSD). This study aimed to describe current methods used to assess homework adherence in research on mindfulness-based interventions for FSD. A descriptive secondary analysis was...
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
August 11, 2023
Chelom E Leavitt, Amber A Price, Daniel Smedley et al.
Perceptions of power imbalance are common in relationships. We used the relational model of mindfulness to examine links between marital perceptions of power, relational and sexual well-being and to evaluate whether trait mindfulness and sexual mindfulness moderate these associations. Using a nationally representative sample (N = 1,519 couples at Wave III) of mixed-sex newlywed couples, an...
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
2023
Carly Sears, Roanne Millman, Lori A Brotto et al.
This study aimed to assess feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) group program to treat Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD) in women following breast cancer (BrCa) treatment. Thirty women participated, of whom 67% (n = 20) attended at least 6 of 8 group sessions. Feedback indicated the program was relevant and valuable; minor...
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
February 12, 2018
Iulia Dascalu, Lori A Brotto
Given evidence of the benefits of mindfulness for women's sexual difficulties, we investigated the relationship between meditation experience and women's sexual function. Women (N = 450) answered online survey questions about meditation experience, sexual function and desire, interoceptive awareness, health and mood. Women who meditated scored higher than nonmeditators on measures of sexual...
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
May 4, 2017
R. Costa, J. Pestaña, D. Costa
ABSTRACT Self-forgetfulness is a facet of self-transcendence characterized by tendency to experience altered states of consciousness. We examined associations of self-forgetfulness with sexual desire and frequency. Two hundred sixty-one Portuguese men and women completed the self-forgetfulness subscale of the Temperament and Character Inventory–Revised, a measure of openness to experience, and...
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
September 1, 1994
Louis H. Swartz
14 citations
The absorbed state-sexual arousal-orgasm pathway hypotheses assert that absorbed states of consciousness accompanying sexual arousal (sometimes called altered states of consciousness or sexual trance) play important roles in sexual response not previously recognized. Absorbed states are an obligatory pathway to high physiological sexual arousal and to orgasm in many, perhaps all, females. The...