The relationships between Self-Esteem and sexual satisfaction in Lithuanian male adults

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between men‘s self esteem and sexual satisfaction considering socio demographical factors in Lithuanian sample. A self-report questionnaire on line survey was carried out among 188 Lithuanian males (age ranged from 18 to 48). Participants‘ self-esteem was measured by Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Sexual satisfaction was evaluated by Abdo ―The Male Sexual Quotient‖. Also participants were asked to answer some questions related to their social and demographical aspects of life. Lie scale from EPQ was used to control possible impact of social desirability effect. The results showed that male‘s self-esteem is related to their sexual satisfaction: the greater self-esteem, the higher sexual satisfaction. It was also found that sexual satisfaction is related with work experience, earnings, and having a partner. No statistically significant relationships were found between sexual satisfaction and number of sexual partners, education, religiosity, and age of first sexual intercourse.