Younger men feel threatened by sexually experienced women

Younger men feel threatened by sexually experienced women, while older men consider them more desirable and arousing, says a new study. But older men became more careful and choosy about sexual partners as they age. A woman’s sexual history impacts different age groups in different ways. Many older men were unable to differentiate between desire and arousal, a recurring keynote in most sexual response models used by the researchers and clinicians.

These responses thrown up by a Kinsey Institute study, appearing in the April issue of Archives of Sexual Behaviour, are unique because few studies so far have examined how closely the findings of decades of laboratory studies on sex actually reflect the experiences of men. "We use all kinds of methods to measure men’s sexual responses; in addition, we use questionnaires and surveys to ask about sexual behaviours. It’s less common to sit down with men and ask them to talk about their experiences," said Erick Janssen of the institute.

Younger men feel threatened by sexually experienced women, while older men consider them more desirable and arousing, says a new study. But older men became more careful and choosy about sexual partners as they age. A woman’s sexual history impacts different age groups in different ways. Many older men were unable to differentiate between desire and arousal, a recurring keynote in most sexual response models used by the researchers and clinicians.

These responses thrown up by a Kinsey Institute study, appearing in the April issue of Archives of Sexual Behaviour, are unique because few studies so far have examined how closely the findings of decades of laboratory studies on sex actually reflect the experiences of men. "We use all kinds of methods to measure men’s sexual responses; in addition, we use questionnaires and surveys to ask about sexual behaviours. It’s less common to sit down with men and ask them to talk about their experiences," said Erick Janssen of the institute.