Reviewer’s report
Title: 
Attachment-Related Anxiety is Associated with Poor Genital Satisfaction
and Sexual Problems in Women
Version: 
0 
Date: 
31 Aug 2020
Reviewer's report:
I think this is a good research but some revisions are necessary. 
Introduction 
In the paragraph that you describe the attachment models (current x parent-child)
isn't clear why did you dont focus in parent-child relationships. You cited a
reference (Nichols), but I think that the way is described you can't convince the
reader that your way to study thid attachment models is better when you analyse
current or past intimate relationships. It's confuse. 
I miss a "conclusion" of all information of introduction in the last paragraph.
Maybe all those informations about prevalence of women's sexual problems
could be better described at the beginning of introduction. I think it should be
revised. 
Aim of the Study 
Any other study already extended the model by predicting sexual arousal,
orgasmic sensation or experience of pain during sexual activity? Why did you
extended for those things? 
Why your study is important? What it will change in clinical practice? You
should reinforce the importance of your research, what is the "research problem"
and the benefits of your data. 
Procedure and Measures 
Once you exclude women with non-heterosexual orientation it should be better
described on introduction, or maybe in title. 
Results 
Well described, I only suggest that tables could be more explicative- a lot of
informations; maybe make more tables. 
Discussion 
I miss more reference of your arguments. I know this isn't a usual study, but a lot
of researches tried to explain the sexual disfunction. Also, I guess you should
approach how can we use the RBET in the clinical practice, to improve female
sexual function. Also, once your questionnaire was responded online, I would
like to know if you have any way to communicate with the participants- to
explain some doubt about the questionnaire and avoid bias.
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