Eine neue Studie ergab, dass sich Selbstwertgefühl und sexuelle Befriedigung im Laufe der Zeit gegenseitig verstärken, während sexuelle Häufigkeit weniger an das Selbstwertgefühl gebunden zu sein scheint. Frauen zeigten einen stärkeren Zusammenhang zwischen Selbstwertgefühl und sexueller Häufigkeit als Männer.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461672241257355

From the linked article:

Do satisfying sexual experiences make us feel better about ourselves, or does feeling confident in our self-worth lead to more fulfilling intimacy? A new study suggests the answer is both. Using 12 years of longitudinal data, researchers found that self-esteem and sexual satisfaction reinforce one another over time, while sexual frequency appears less tied to shifts in self-esteem. The findings have been published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

The findings revealed a strong, stable association between self-esteem and sexual satisfaction. Individuals with higher self-esteem consistently reported greater sexual satisfaction across the 12-year study period. Similarly, those with higher self-esteem also reported engaging in sexual activities more frequently, although this connection was notably weaker than the link between self-esteem and sexual satisfaction.

In contrast, no evidence was found for a similar relationship between self-esteem and sexual frequency. Changes in self-esteem did not predict changes in sexual frequency, nor did fluctuations in sexual frequency influence self-esteem. This suggests that while sexual frequency reflects stable individual differences, it is less affected by short-term changes in self-perception or self-worth.

The strength of the relationships between self-esteem and sexual experiences varied across different groups. Older participants showed stronger links between self-esteem and both sexual satisfaction and frequency compared to younger participants. Additionally, women exhibited a stronger connection between self-esteem and sexual frequency than men, indicating that self-esteem may play a greater role in shaping women’s sexual behavior.