Ricerc@Sapienza

Objectives: The literature lacks studies of male sexual desire
under the umbrella of the Biopsychosocial approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate and test in a general conceptual model
the role of selected psychological and social variables affecting
male sexual desire such as sexual function, sexism, and cognitiveemotional
factors.
Material and Method(s): Psychosocial variables were selected
from a previous study on the best predictors of male sexual desire
in a group of 450 heterosexual Italian men (age 31.36±10.73).

Objectives: The literature shows a few biopsychosocial studies
on sexual desire in men. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
role of selected psychological and social variables affecting male
sexual desire such as Quality of Life (QoL), sexual function,
distress, satisfaction, psychological symptoms, emotions, alexithymia,
couple adjustment, sexism, cognitive schemas activated
in a sexual context, sexual dysfunctional beliefs, and different
classes of cognitions triggered during sexual activity about failure

There is no univocal way to describe sexual desire, as far as it is more complex than any other sexual
process. In general, a leading gender stereotype states that men are more interested in sex than women
purely for physical reasons. Nowadays, it is slowly moving towards a holistic understanding of the sexual
function in men and women. More than between genders, recent studies are now focusing on the variance
within sexes and the differences inside the dyads highlighting the “couple discrepancy” as the most common

Introduction: The literature showed the need for a better understanding of the male sexual response, which has historically been considered as simpler and more mechanistic compared with that in women. Aim: To examine the literature on biopsychosocial factors associated with the level of sexual desire in men and discuss some interesting directions for future research. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted.

Literature lacks wide studies on variables affecting sexual desire in men. Aim of this study was to explore the role of some psychosocial variables such as quality of life, sexual function, distress, sexual satisfaction, psychological symptoms, emotions, alexithymia, couple adjustment, sexism, dysfunctional beliefs, cognitive schemas, and modes. A self-administered survey reached 450 heterosexual Italian men (age 31.36 ± 10.73).