Sexual Life According to Personality Traits

Personality traits play a crucial role in shaping an individual's general behavior, emotional responses, and cognitive processes, including sexual life. This article examines the relationship between various personality structures and sexual behaviors, exploring how different personality traits influence sexual attitudes, preferences, and dysfunctions. The study focuses on specific personality patterns, including borderline, narcissistic, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, schizoid, histrionic, paranoid, and antisocial personalities, analyzing their effects on sexual life. As a result, individuals with borderline personality disorder tend to engage in impulsive and risky sexual behaviors, while narcissistic individuals prioritize personal pleasure over emotional intimacy. Those with dependent personality traits adopt a submissive approach to sexuality, whereas obsessive-compulsive individuals often struggle with sexual satisfaction and exhibit avoidant behaviors. Schizoid personalities show a lack of interest in sexual relationships, whereas histrionic individuals tend to seek attention through sexual behavior. Paranoid personalities struggle with trust issues that hinder their sexual experiences, and antisocial personalities often display manipulative and exploitative sexual tendencies.

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International Journal of Sexual Science
Published
2025-04-22
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https://doi.org/10.33719/sexscij.2504.10
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Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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Sexual Life According to Personality Traits

Nuran Korkmaz Yıldırım
International Journal of Sexual Science
Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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Sexual Life According to Personality Traits

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Abstract

Personality traits play a crucial role in shaping an individual's general behavior, emotional responses, and cognitive processes, including sexual life. This article examines the relationship between various personality structures and sexual behaviors, exploring how different personality traits influence sexual attitudes, preferences, and dysfunctions. The study focuses on specific personality patterns, including borderline, narcissistic, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, schizoid, histrionic, paranoid, and antisocial personalities, analyzing their effects on sexual life. As a result, individuals with borderline personality disorder tend to engage in impulsive and risky sexual behaviors, while narcissistic individuals prioritize personal pleasure over emotional intimacy. Those with dependent personality traits adopt a submissive approach to sexuality, whereas obsessive-compulsive individuals often struggle with sexual satisfaction and exhibit avoidant behaviors. Schizoid personalities show a lack of interest in sexual relationships, whereas histrionic individuals tend to seek attention through sexual behavior. Paranoid personalities struggle with trust issues that hinder their sexual experiences, and antisocial personalities often display manipulative and exploitative sexual tendencies.

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