Sexual beliefs in men with sexual dysfunctions: a scoping review
摘要
Male sexual dysfunctions (SD) affect a significant portion of the global population, influencing quality of life, self-esteem, relationships, and are associated with other disorders, such as depression and anxiety. With a multifactorial etiology, SDs are also related to cognitive processes, such as sexual beliefs. This scoping review aimed to explore the existing knowledge about sexual beliefs in men with SD. This review was conducted following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines across six databases: Embase (Elsevier), LILACS, PsychINFO (APA), PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The 20 articles included generally demonstrated a relationship between beliefs and SD, with specific beliefs being more prevalent in certain types of SD. It was not possible to confirm that beliefs are predictors of SD, but they function as vulnerability factors; in many cases, they may be the result rather than the cause. No consensus was found regarding the direction of influence (predictors or outcomes) or information evaluating the cognitive triad of sexuality separately, such as sexual self-schema, beliefs about ideal sex, and beliefs about partner sexuality.