About this Research Topic
This Research Topic on Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions aims to explore and represent an advancement in the discipline, that is useful to increase scientific knowledge, as well as its usefulness in clinical practice. Research articles based on sexuality, sexual health, sexual functioning, sexual dysfunctions, sexual pleasure (including sexual satisfaction, sexual thoughts, fantasies), Sexually Transmitted Infections, sexual violence, sexual attitudes are welcome.
Sexuality is a vital aspect of human life, encompassing sex, gender roles, identity, sexual orientation, and elements like eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, and reproduction. Sexual health, as defined by the World Health Organization (2021), extends beyond the absence of diseases or dysfunctions to include the potential for pleasurable, safe sexual experiences devoid of coercion, discrimination, and violence. This concept aligns with the biopsychosocial model, which views health as a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality.
Indicators of sexual health can be categorized into three groups: sexual satisfaction and pleasure, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual violence. The World Association for Sexual Health’s Sexual Pleasure Declaration (2021) defines sexual pleasure as the physical and/or psychological satisfaction derived from shared or solitary erotic experiences, including thoughts, fantasies, dreams, emotions, and feelings. The declaration underscores the need for more scientific knowledge about sexual pleasure.
This Research Topic welcomes specific themes including theoretical research as meta-analysis and systematic reviews, as well as empirical research that studies aspects related to human sexuality and sexual health. Studies may include the following topics:
• Sexual functioning, sexual dysfunction, sexual pleasure, sexual satisfaction
• Sexual thoughts,
• Sexually Transmitted Infections,
• Sexual violence,
• Sexual attitudes.
Sexuality is a vital aspect of human life, encompassing sex, gender roles, identity, sexual orientation, and elements like eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, and reproduction. Sexual health, as defined by the World Health Organization (2021), extends beyond the absence of diseases or dysfunctions to include the potential for pleasurable, safe sexual experiences devoid of coercion, discrimination, and violence. This concept aligns with the biopsychosocial model, which views health as a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality.
Indicators of sexual health can be categorized into three groups: sexual satisfaction and pleasure, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual violence. The World Association for Sexual Health’s Sexual Pleasure Declaration (2021) defines sexual pleasure as the physical and/or psychological satisfaction derived from shared or solitary erotic experiences, including thoughts, fantasies, dreams, emotions, and feelings. The declaration underscores the need for more scientific knowledge about sexual pleasure.
This Research Topic welcomes specific themes including theoretical research as meta-analysis and systematic reviews, as well as empirical research that studies aspects related to human sexuality and sexual health. Studies may include the following topics:
• Sexual functioning, sexual dysfunction, sexual pleasure, sexual satisfaction
• Sexual thoughts,
• Sexually Transmitted Infections,
• Sexual violence,
• Sexual attitudes.
Keywords: Sexuality, Sexual Health, Sexual Functioning, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Pleasure, ITS, Sexual Violence
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
