Doživljanje dejavnikov optimalne spolnosti pri moških in ženskah v partnerskem odnosu : magistrsko delo

Siegl Štangelj, Katja (author), Cvetek, Mateja (mentor)

Avtorica je v magistrskem delu raziskovala optimalno spolnost. V teoretičnem delu je predstavila zdravo spolnost in kratek zgodovinski pregled odnosa do spolnosti, spolni razvoj od otroštva prek mladostništva do odrasle dobe, spolnost v odraslih razmerjih in delovanje spolnega odziva v telesu ter različne vidike optimalne spolne izkušnje. V empiričnem delu je predstavljena raziskava, v kateri je sodelovalo 28 udeležencev: po 14 moških in žensk v starosti od 25 do 55 let, ki so v partnerskem odnosu od dveh do tridesetih let, svoje spolno življenje pa ocenjujejo kot odlično. Avtorica si je postavila raziskovalno vprašanje: Kako moški in ženske v partnerskem odnosu doživljajo dejavnike optimalne spolnosti ter v čem se pri tem razlikujejo in v čem so si podobni? Uporabila vnaprej sestavljen polstrukturiran intervju in enak spletni vprašalnik, utemeljen na teoretičnih predpostavkah. Zbrane kvalitativne podatke je analizirala z metodo analize vsebine. Primerjala je, kako moški udeleženci in kako ženske udeleženke doživljajo naslednje dejavnike optimalne spolnosti: samozavedanje in prisotnost; doživljanje časa; telesne senzacije; doživljanje orgazma; odnos do telesa; doživljanje partnerja/ke; avtentičnost in nezadržanost; osebne negotovosti; komunikacija in empatija; povezava, usklajenost in intimnost; medsebojno raziskovanje in igrivost; ranljivost in predaja; spolna želja; izkušnja presežnega, transformacije, zdravljenja; ter pričakovanja v spolnosti. Rezultati so pokazali, da moški in ženske dejavnike optimalne spolnosti (glavne kategorije) doživljajo podobno, več razlik je opaznih predvsem pri frekvenci pojavnosti njihovih vsebinskih področij (podkategorij). Največ razlik se je pokazalo v kategorijah: telesne senzacije, doživljanje orgazma, odnos do telesa, doživljanje partnerja ter ranljivost in predaja. Razlike je mogoče pripisati tako spolu kot tudi individualnemu doživljanju in spolnim preferencam posameznega udeleženca. Ker je doživljanje spolnosti tako zelo osebna izkušnja, pa tudi ob upoštevanju omejitev raziskave, dobljenih rezultatov ni moč posploševati, ponujajo pa uvid v dinamiko optimalne spolnosti, osnovo za nadaljnje raziskave na tem področju ter oblikovanje projektov (predavanj, delavnic) za ozaveščanje in spodbujanje rasti na področju zdravih odnosov in spolnosti.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: spolnost, optimalna spolnost, doživljanje, moški, ženske, partnerski odnos
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [K. Siegl Štangelj]
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: X, 116, XXIV str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-131691
• UDC: 159.93:613.88(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 80349187
• Publication date in RUL: 01.10.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Experiencing components of optimal sexuality by men and women in an intimate relationship

Abstract

In the following master’s thesis, the author investigated optimal sexuality. In the theoretical part, she presents healthy sexuality and a brief historical overview of attitudes towards sexuality, sexual development from childhood through adolescence to adulthood, sexuality in adult relationships and the functioning of the sexual response in the body as well as various aspects of optimal sexual experience. The empirical part presents a study involving 28 participants: 14 men and 14 women ages 25 through 55 who have been in an intimate relationship between two and thirty years and rate their sexual life as excellent. The author set out to answer the question: How do men and women experience the components of optimal sexuality in an intimate relationship, what are the differences and the similarities? Based on theoretical assumptions, she formulated a prewritten semi-structured interview and an identical online questionnaire. The collected qualitative data were analysed using the content analysis method. She compared how male and female participants experience the following components of optimal sexuality: self-awareness and being present; experiencing time; bodily sensations; experiencing an orgasm; attitude towards the body; experiencing the partner; authenticity and being uninhibited; personal insecurities; communication and empathy; connection, alignment and intimacy; mutual exploration and playfulness; vulnerability and surrender; sexual desire; experience of transcendence, transformation, healing, and sexual expectations. The results show that men and women experience the components of optimal sexuality (main categories) similarly. The differences were mainly observed in the frequency of occurrence of the content subcategories. The biggest differences could be seen in the categories: bodily sensations, experience of orgasm, attitude towards the body, experience of the partner, and vulnerability and surrender. These differences can be attributed to the gender as well as to the individual experience and sexual preferences of each participant. Considering the limitations of the research and taking into account the fact that sexuality is such a personal experience, the results cannot be generalized, but can still offer valuable insight into the dynamics of optimal sexuality, and act as a basis for further research and projects (such as workshops) in the field of healthy relationships and sexuality.

• Keywords: sexuality, optimal sexuality, experiencing, men, women, relationship