title: Women's vibrator use in sexual partnerships: results from a nationally representative survey in the United States.
abstract: Little is known about women's use of vibrators within sexual partnerships. Data were collected from a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 2056 women aged 18-60 years in the United States. Partnered vibrator use was common among heterosexual-, lesbian-, and bisexual-identified women. Most vibrator users indicated comfort using them with a partner and vibrator use was related to positive sexual function as measured by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). In addition, partner knowledge and perceived liking of vibrator use was a significant predictor of sexual satisfaction for heterosexual women (p < .01). Clinical and research implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA. debby@indiana.edu
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herbenick
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: Annahita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghassemi
authors.forename: J Dennis
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fortenberry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012653:Self Stimulation; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014732:Vibration; D055815:Young Adult