Search for: [Abstract = "in sexual behaviors was accompanied by greater personality diffusion. Increased competitiveness promoted overall better sexual functioning in both men and women, although it also increased the tendency for premature ejaculation in men. Both the attachment style and the level of personality organization mediated the effects of traumatic experiences on sexual functioning. In women, but not in men, attachment style mediated the relationship between traumatic experiences and externalizing sexual relationships. The strongest relationship occurred between cumulative potentially traumatic events over a lifetime and externalizing in the sexual domain, which was mediated by deeper personality pathology and a hyperactivating attachment strategy. Conclusions\: The results support the hypothesis that attachment style and the level of personality organization play a mediating role in explaining the relationship between trauma and sexual functioning. Factors related to aggression expression, competitiveness, and guilt were found to be important for sexual functioning. In case of the treatment of sexual externalization problems a thorough screening for disorders in the area of personality functioning would be particularly appropriate. On the other hand, when sexual dysfunctions are reported, the intervention may be directed more towards the attachment style."]

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