Anxiety and Insomnia as Predictors of Sexual Satisfaction in Peruvian Adults

Sexual satisfaction is essential for mental health, and knowing what factors predict it turns out to be essential for its proper enjoyment. Several factors that are linked during sexual intercourse are anxiety and insomnia; however, no research demonstrates how much they predict sexual satisfaction, and that is the objective of this research. For this, a sample of 453 adults between 18 and 45 years old (M= 26.13; SD= 4.69) was considered, of whom 39.7% were men, and 60.3% were women. Likewise, to measure anxiety, the Lima Anxiety Scale (EAL-20) was used, the Athens Insomnia Scale was used to measure sleeping problems, and the Sexual Satisfaction Scale was considered to measure sexual satisfaction. The results showed that high levels of anxiety and insomnia negatively predict the level of Sexual Satisfaction with large effect size (R2 = 0.542). Leaving a precedent that both sleeping difficulties, as well as worry and somatization caused by anxiety, alter the sexual enjoyment of adults.