@article{ref1,
title="Etiological correlates of vaginismus: sexual and physical abuse, sexual knowledge, sexual self-schema, and relationship adjustment",
journal="Journal of sex and marital therapy",
year="2003",
author="Reissing, Elke D. and Binik, Yitzchak M. and Khalifé, Samir and Cohen, Deborah and Amsel, Rhonda",
volume="29",
number="1",
pages="47-59",
abstract="This study investigated the role of sexual and physical abuse, sexual self-schema, sexual functioning, sexual knowledge, relationship adjustment, and psychological distress in 87 women matched on age, relationship status, and parity and assigned to 3 groups--vaginismus, dyspareunia/vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS), and no pain. More women with vaginismus reported a history of childhood sexual interference, and women in both the vaginismus and VVS groups reported lower levels of sexual functioning and a less positive sexual self-schema. Lack of support for traditionally held hypotheses concerning etiological correlates of vaginismus and the relationship between vaginismus and dyspareunia are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0092-623X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}