The role of (sexual) mentalizing for sexual health

The role of (sexual) mentalizing for sexual health - MeSeG

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032108

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2023-08-21

Start date

2023-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sample divided into thirds according to self-assessed sexual desire (inconspicuous, increased, reduced)

Interventions

Group 1: Participants with inconspicuous sexual desire will be asked to complete the following (items of) questionnaires online in an intervall of four months: Survey time point 1: - Current and ret

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 69 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1/3 self-assessed inconspicuous sexual desire 1/3 self-assessed accelerated sexual desire 1/3 self-assessed reduced sexual desire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: insufficient German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
For the subprojects outlined in the brief description, different aspects of sexual health emerge as target criteria that are being assessed by the following validated questionnaires: Subproject 1: (a) sexual functionality measured with the International erectile function index (IIEF (Kriston et al., 2008)) and the Female sexual function index (FSFI (Berner et al., 2004)), sexual satisfaction measured with the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale Short (NSSS-SD (Hoy et al., 2019)) and ability to live sexual activities with self and counterpart measured with single items following GeSiD and International Sex Survey (Frequency of sexual interactions (in and outside partnerships) in the last 4 months? Frequency of masturbation in the last 4 months? Pornography use in the last 4 months? Frequency of casual sex in the last 4 months?), sexuelle Mentalisierung gemessen mit dem Sexual Mentalizing Scale (SexMent (Gaertner et al., in preparation)) b) sexual mentalization measured with the Sexual Mentalizing Scale (SexMent (Gaertner et al., in preparation)), 1-item self-report on sexual drive, dysregulated sexuality measured with the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI (Klein et al., 2014)), the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI (Kuhn et al., 2014)), and the Desire subscale of the Female sexual function index (FSFI (Berner et al., 2004)) Subproject 2: Dysregulated sexuality measured with the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI (Klein et al., 2014)), the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI (Kuhn et al., 2014)), and the Desire subscale of the Female sexual function index (FSFI (Berner et al., 2004)), Attachment anxiety and avoidance measured with the Experience in Close Relationships Questionnaire (Ehrenthal et al., 2009), general mentalizing ability measured with the Mentalization Scale (Dimitrijevic, 2017) Subproject 3: a) Sexual mentalizing ability measured with the present and retrospective Sexual Mentalizing Scale (SexMent (Gaertner et al., in preparation)), general mentalizing ability mea	—

Measure

Time frame

For the subprojects outlined in the brief description, different aspects of sexual health emerge as target criteria that are being assessed by the following validated questionnaires: Subproject 1: (a) sexual functionality measured with the International erectile function index (IIEF (Kriston et al., 2008)) and the Female sexual function index (FSFI (Berner et al., 2004)), sexual satisfaction measured with the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale Short (NSSS-SD (Hoy et al., 2019)) and ability to live sexual activities with self and counterpart measured with single items following GeSiD and International Sex Survey (Frequency of sexual interactions (in and outside partnerships) in the last 4 months? Frequency of masturbation in the last 4 months? Pornography use in the last 4 months? Frequency of casual sex in the last 4 months?), sexuelle Mentalisierung gemessen mit dem Sexual Mentalizing Scale (SexMent (Gaertner et al., in preparation)) b) sexual mentalization measured with the Sexual Mentalizing Scale (SexMent (Gaertner et al., in preparation)), 1-item self-report on sexual drive, dysregulated sexuality measured with the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI (Klein et al., 2014)), the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI (Kuhn et al., 2014)), and the Desire subscale of the Female sexual function index (FSFI (Berner et al., 2004)) Subproject 2: Dysregulated sexuality measured with the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI (Klein et al., 2014)), the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI (Kuhn et al., 2014)), and the Desire subscale of the Female sexual function index (FSFI (Berner et al., 2004)), Attachment anxiety and avoidance measured with the Experience in Close Relationships Questionnaire (Ehrenthal et al., 2009), general mentalizing ability measured with the Mentalization Scale (Dimitrijevic, 2017) Subproject 3: a) Sexual mentalizing ability measured with the present and retrospective Sexual Mentalizing Scale (SexMent (Gaertner et al., in preparation)), general mentalizing ability mea

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There is no secondary endpoint.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLynn Gärtner

Institut für Sexualforschung, Sexualmedizin und Forensische Psychiatrie; Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

l.gaertner@uke.de040 7410 54190

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026