Masturbation Among Malaysian Young Adults: Associated Sexual and Psychological Well-Being Outcomes

• DOI: 10.1007/s12119-023-10101-2
• Publication Date: 2023-05-26T07:01:49Z
• Authors: Li Ann Phuah; Jaclyn Hui Jie Teng; Pei Hwa Goh
• Keywords: Depression

Despite being a common sexual practice, not much is known about masturbation within the Malaysian context. The current study examined practices of convenience sample young adults, and how one's reported experience masturbating frequency associated with psychological well-being. Satisfaction sex life, satisfaction depression, anxiety, stress were measured as outcome variables. Responses from 621 participants (M = 22.1 years, SD 2.4 years) that collected through an online questionnaire analyzed. Results revealed most (77.7%) had masturbated at least once in their life. Sexual well-being did differ between those who before not. Among experience, higher was less more symptoms anxiety stress. Masturbation life or reports depressive symptoms. Gender, partnered sex, availability partner, religiosity moderate relationships Although limitations impede generalizability, found to be behavior among sample. Causal inferences cannot drawn significant associations study, findings indicate such may bidirectional.The version contains supplementary material available 10.1007/s12119-023-10101-2.