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WOMEN'S SEXUALITIES
Generations of Women Share
Intimate Secrets of Sexual Self-Acceptance

 

 

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Questionnaire
I. This Section Is About Factors Affecting
Your Sexual Satisfaction Within A Relationship.


If you have never had satisfying sex with a partner within an ongoing relationship,
please circle 0 and skip to the next section, Section J.

0

If you have ever had satisfying sex with a partner within an ongoing relationship,
please
consider the most recent period in your life when you had satisfying sex in a relationship:

1 a. In this period of my life in this relationship,
the following were
usually or always present in my most satisfying sexual experiences with my partner (Check all that apply.)

Before Sex

Feeling close to my partner before sex 0  
Arguing before having sex  
Having an alcoholic drink before sex  
Using marijuana or another recreational drug before (or during) sex  

 

Partner and Situation

Feeling loved 00  
Feeling safe in the relationships  
Knowing we could take as much time as we wanted 0  
Knowing there was no risk of getting or transmitting a disease  
Knowing there was no risk of getting pregnant 0  
Being aware that I might become pregnant  
Knowing my partner would give me the physical stimulation I needed  

 

Behaviors and Feelings During Sex

 

Talking with my partner during sex about what we were doing  
Talking about or acting out a shared drama or fantasy 0000  
Focusing on a stimulating fantasy of my own 0000  
Feeling really attuned with my partner during sex 0000  
No pressure from my partner for me to have an orgasm 000  
No pressure from myself to have an orgasm  
Being aware that I might become pregnant  
My partner was accepting of my desires, preferences and responses 0  
My partner got and maintained an erection 0  
My partner did not ejaculate quickly  

 

Stimulation

 

Extended stimulation of other kinds before intercourse  
Breast stimulation  
Manual stimulation of my genitals  
Oral stimulation of my genitals 00  
Using a vibrator  
Using a dildo 00  
Anal stimulation  
Having intercourse  
Steady, reliable stimulation that continued through orgasm  

0

Outcomes

One or more orgasms  
Simultaneous orgasm with my partner 000  
Knowing that I gave my partner a wonderful experience  
Emotional closeness after sexual activity  

 

Other (please specify)

1b. In the period of my life I have been considering for this question I was in my:

Teens
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s

 


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The questionnaire is here for VIEWING ONLY.
Please DO NOT send your answers to me.

Copyright 1998, Carol Ellison, Ph.D.