title: Erectile Dysfunction, Boredom, and Hypersexuality among Coupled Men from Two European Countries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Much of the research on the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and possible clinical relevant hypersexuality up to now has been only descriptive in nature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to explore the relationships among hypersexuality, ED, and sexual boredom in a sample of coupled community men.
  
  
  METHODS
  An Internet-based survey was conducted in two European countries. The sample included 911 Croatian and 210 German coupled men. The survey comprised the Hypersexual Disorder Screening Inventory, the International Index of Erectile Function and the Sexual Boredom Scale. Poisson regression analysis was used to examine how ED, solitary sexual activities and sexual boredom were associated with hypersexuality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among Croatian and German men, hypersexuality was significantly correlated with proneness to sexual boredom and more problems with erectile function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In some men, hypersexual behavior may serve as a coping mechanism for sexual fantasy poverty-associated boredom. In addition, ED within an intimate relationship can accompany this simultaneously.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Verena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Sexology Unit, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.|Unit for Health and Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jurin
authors.affiliation: Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Briken
authors.affiliation: Sexology Unit, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Štulhofer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001887:Boredom; D017523:Croatia; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: . Erectile Dysfunction; Hypersexuality; Sexual Boredom