2013
DOI: 10.1332/204674313x668569
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Abstract: Using the lenses of systemic family psychology and family sociology, this study explores the meanings of couple intimacy and the factors that have an impact on it. Through the qualitative analysis of 33 joint couple interviews, several links were found between current intimacy debates (ie, togetherness versus autonomy), which help to build a complex picture of relationship dynamics. The participants’ perspectives provided three important results. First, couple intimacy was perceived as encompassing authenticit… Show more

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“…The semi‐structured dyadic interview was organized in five sections. The first three sections focused on finding meanings and expectations underlying the experience of intimacy (not included in this analysis; see Ferreira, Narciso, & Novo, ), sexual desire, and differentiation of self in the couple. As differentiation of self is a clinical/theoretical construct and couples were not as familiar with it as with the more popular concepts of intimacy or sexual desire, two short vignettes and a definition were read to the participants to introduce the differentiation concept in the last part of the interview.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The semi‐structured dyadic interview was organized in five sections. The first three sections focused on finding meanings and expectations underlying the experience of intimacy (not included in this analysis; see Ferreira, Narciso, & Novo, ), sexual desire, and differentiation of self in the couple. As differentiation of self is a clinical/theoretical construct and couples were not as familiar with it as with the more popular concepts of intimacy or sexual desire, two short vignettes and a definition were read to the participants to introduce the differentiation concept in the last part of the interview.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, positivist or postpositivist researchers may conduct joint interviews to ascertain and observe the “true” objective reality of couple/family dynamics, whereas social constructionists may use this mode of interviewing to capture the processes through which people (co)construct and interpret their own social reality in the context of shared realities (Reczek, 2014). Indeed, joint interviewing has been used in studies on couple dynamics and intimacy (Ferreira, Narciso, & Novo, 2013), illness (Morris, 2001; Sakellariou et al, 2013), and disability (Caldwell, 2014), based on recognition of the shared, intersubjective, and interdependent nature of these experiences.…”
Section: Introductonmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unlike the association between emotional intimacy and internalizing mental health problems, where causality may run in either direction, the effect of age on intimacy should be explored further. At this point, we can only speculate if this unexpected but robust finding is due to thewayemotionalintimacywas measuredinthis study,relatedto the possible conflation of intimacy and erotic intensity which may decrease with experience and age, or is perhaps associated with the life course dynamics which include increased professional pressures and parental obligations (Ferreira et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…Contrary to the traditional view of emotional support and intimacy as the dimension of a relationship primarily created and sustained by women (Duncombe & Mardsen, 1993;Impett & Peplau, 2006), recent research, carried out in culturally diverse populations, suggests that emotions play a crucial role in men's individual and relational well-being (Ferreira, Narciso, & Novo, 2013;Patrick & Beckenbach, 2009;Sandberg, 2013;Štulhofer et al, 2014). With regard to sexuality, Janssen, McBride, Yarber, Hill, and Butler (2008) showed that for a majority of their male participants ''emotional connection with their sexual partner contributed to, and sometimes was central to'' sexual arousal.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 91%