The wife, the mother, and the slut: sexual pleasure for the Filipino woman a grounded theory approach

Lay summary The first study that explores sexual pleasure for the Filipino woman. This study follows their journey of discovering their sexual selves, getting over shame, and becoming vulnerable in their marriages to embrace being a sexual woman. This study is vital in creating interventions for sex and relationships therapy in the country. The Philippines is considered to have one of the highest rates of heterosexual women who have difficulty in experiencing sexual pleasure. However, very few studies have tackled this concern due to the conservative culture of the country. To address this, the present study aimed to build a theory of sexual pleasure for the Filipino women using a constructivist grounded theory approach. The theory is constructed out of two models: the Identity Model of Sexual Pleasure and the Sexual Event Model of Sexual Pleasure. Results of the study can be used to aid in future interventions for sex and relationship therapy in the country.