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      <dc:title>Relationship between Solitary Masturbation and Sexual Satisfaction: A Systematic Review</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Cervilla Sáez, Óscar</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Álvarez Muelas, Ana</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Sierra Freire, Juan Carlos</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Solitary masturbation</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Sexual satisfaction</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Sexual health</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>Masturbation is a healthy sexual behavior associated with different sexual functioning&#xd;
dimensions, which highlights sexual satisfaction as an important manifestation of sexual wellbeing.&#xd;
This review aims to systematically examine studies that have associated masturbation with sexual&#xd;
satisfaction, both in individuals with and without a partner. Following the PRISMA statement,&#xd;
searches were made in the APA PsycInfo, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The&#xd;
search yielded 851 records, and twenty-two articles that examined the relation between solitary&#xd;
masturbation and sexual satisfaction were selected. In men, a negative relation between masturbation&#xd;
and sexual satisfaction was observed in 71.4% of the studies, 21.4% found no such relation, and&#xd;
7.2% observed a positive association. In women, 40% reported no relation, 33.3% a negative relation,&#xd;
and 26.7% a positive one. The negative association between solitary masturbation and sexual&#xd;
satisfaction is consistent with the previously proposed compensatory role of masturbation, especially&#xd;
for men. In women, compared to men, the complementary role of masturbation in relation to sexual&#xd;
relationships is observed to a greater extent and is associated more closely with sexual health. The&#xd;
importance of including different parameters beyond the masturbation frequency in future studies to&#xd;
explore its relation with sexual satisfaction is emphasized. This systematic review is registered in&#xd;
PROSPERO (CRD42023416688).</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2024-09-20T08:00:46Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2024-09-20T08:00:46Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2024-01-17</dc:date>
      <dc:type>journal article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Cervilla, O.; Álvarez-Muelas, A.; Sierra, J.C. Relationship between Solitary Masturbation and Sexual Satisfaction: A Systematic Review. Healthcare 2024, 12, 235. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020235</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94757</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.3390/healthcare12020235</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>open access</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Atribución 4.0 Internacional</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>MDPI</dc:publisher>
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