title: Self-Transcendence, Sexual Desire, and Sexual Frequency.
abstract: Self-forgetfulness is a facet of self-transcendence characterized by tendency to experience altered states of consciousness. We examined associations of self-forgetfulness with sexual desire and frequency. Two hundred sixty-one Portuguese men and women completed the self-forgetfulness subscale of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised, a measure of openness to experience, and a questionnaire on desired and actual frequency of vaginal intercourse, noncoital sex, and masturbation in the past month. In simple and partial correlations controlling for openness to experience and relationship status, women's self-forgetfulness correlated with desired frequency of intercourse and noncoital sex. For men, self-forgetfulness correlated with actual frequency of intercourse and noncoital sex.
authors.affiliation: a William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário , Lisbon , Portugal.
authors.forename: Rui Miguel
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: b ISPA-Instituto Universitário , Lisbon , Portugal.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pestana
authors.affiliation: a William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário , Lisbon , Portugal.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003075:Coitus; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011174:Portugal; D012649:Self Concept; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult