Network position and sexual dysfunction: implications of partner betweenness for men.
Network position and sexual dysfunction: implications of partner betweenness for men.
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10.1086/661079
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2011-07
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Laumann EO
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Cornwell B;Laumann EO
本文将性别认同的关系视角与健康的社交网络结构视角相结合，以了解男性的性功能。我们认为，提供独立和控制社会资源的网络地位与传统的男性角色一致，因此可能会影响男性的性表现。例如，当异性恋男性的女性伴侣与他的知己的接触比他更频繁时（我们将这种情况称为伴侣中介性），他的关系自主权、隐私和控制就会受到限制。对国家社会生活、健康和老龄化项目 (NSHAP) 数据的分析显示，大约四分之一的男性经历过伴侣介意，并且这些男性报告勃起和/或维持勃起问题的可能性高出 92%（95% CI：1.274，2.881）。这种关联在样本中最年轻的男性中最为强烈，这可能反映了晚年男性气质观念的变化。最后，我们考虑了对这些发现的几种解释，并敦促对健康、性别和网络结构之间的联系进行更多研究。
This paper combines relational perspectives on gender identity with social network structural perspectives on health to understand men’s sexual functioning. We argue that network positions that afford independence and control over social resources are consistent with traditional masculine roles and may therefore affect men’s sexual performance. For example, when a heterosexual man’s female partner has more frequent contact with his confidants than he does–a situation that we refer to as partner betweenness – his relational autonomy, privacy, and control are constrained. Analyses of data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) show that about a quarter of men experience partner betweenness, and that these men are 92 percent more likely to report problems getting and/or maintaining an erection (95% CI: 1.274, 2.881). This association is strongest among the youngest men in the sample, which may reflect changing conceptions of masculinity in later life. We close by considering several explanations for these findings, and urge additional research on the linkages between health, gender, and network structure.