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Hierarchical regression examined FSFI, IPE, lifetime sexual satisfaction, and SRS after adjustment for available covariates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Type D personality was identified in 49.4% of participants. In unadjusted analyses, women with Type D personality had lower FSFI total scores (p &amp;lt; 0.001) and higher odds of meeting the FSFI cut-off (OR\u00a0=\u00a02.26, p = 0.011). After adjustment, Type D personality remained associated with lower FSFI scores in women (\u03b2 = \u22120.24, p = 0.001), lower lifetime sexual satisfaction in women (\u03b2 = \u22120.18, p = 0.008) and men (\u03b2 = \u22120.39, p &amp;lt; 0.001), and lower SRS total scores in the combined sample (\u03b2 = \u22120.12, p = 0.028). It was not associated with IPE scores (\u03b2 = 0.07, p = 0.486).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Type D personality was associated with poorer female sexual functioning, lower lifetime sexual satisfaction, and lower sexual risk scores, but not with IPE-assessed outcomes. 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