TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual differences in the effects of mood on sexuality
T2 - The revised Mood and Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ-R)
AU - Janssen, Erick
AU - Macapagal, Kathryn R.
AU - Mustanski, Brian
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported in this article was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) grant R01-HD043689 to Erick Janssen. We wish to thank Jaime Cohen and Zoran Vukadinovic for their contributions to the development of the questionnaire described in this article and Sarah Newhouse, Jordan Rullo, and other research assistants for their help in collecting the data in the heterosexual subsample.
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - Previous research using the Mood and Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ) has revealed substantial variability in how negative mood impacts sexual response and behavior. However, the MSQ does not address differences between desire for solo or partnered sexual activity, examine the effects of sexual activity on mood, or assess the effects of positive mood. This article presents the development and factor structure of the Revised Mood and Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ-R). An exploratory factor analysis in a sample of heterosexual men, homosexual men, and heterosexual women (N = 1,983) produced eight factors. Considerable variability was found in how moods influence sexual desire and arousal, in the effects of mood on sexual behavior, and in the reciprocal effects of sexual activity on mood. Among other findings, heterosexual women were less likely than heterosexual men and homosexual men to experience increased sexual desire and arousal when anxious or stressed, whereas homosexual men and heterosexual women were less likely than heterosexual men to experience increased desire when sad or depressed. Heterosexual men and heterosexual women were more likely than homosexual men to report increased desire when in a positive mood. Intercorrelations and correlations with various sexual behaviors varied by group. Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - Previous research using the Mood and Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ) has revealed substantial variability in how negative mood impacts sexual response and behavior. However, the MSQ does not address differences between desire for solo or partnered sexual activity, examine the effects of sexual activity on mood, or assess the effects of positive mood. This article presents the development and factor structure of the Revised Mood and Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ-R). An exploratory factor analysis in a sample of heterosexual men, homosexual men, and heterosexual women (N = 1,983) produced eight factors. Considerable variability was found in how moods influence sexual desire and arousal, in the effects of mood on sexual behavior, and in the reciprocal effects of sexual activity on mood. Among other findings, heterosexual women were less likely than heterosexual men and homosexual men to experience increased sexual desire and arousal when anxious or stressed, whereas homosexual men and heterosexual women were less likely than heterosexual men to experience increased desire when sad or depressed. Heterosexual men and heterosexual women were more likely than homosexual men to report increased desire when in a positive mood. Intercorrelations and correlations with various sexual behaviors varied by group. Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499.2012.684251
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2012.684251
M3 - Article
C2 - 22963331
AN - SCOPUS:84882304755
VL - 50
SP - 676
EP - 687
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
SN - 0022-4499
IS - 7
ER -