Relationship and sexual satisfaction: a longitudinal actor–partner interdependence model approach

Vowels, Laura M.; Mark, Kristen P.

doi:10.1080/14681994.2018.1441991

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“…In both models, relational and emotional variables (relationship satisfaction and dyadic adjustment) were found to explain most of sexual satisfaction, which makes them relevant variables when considering sexual satisfaction in the context of same-sex relationships. According to previous studies on same-sex attracted [9,16,97] and opposite-sex attracted [17,98,99] populations, the fact that sexual satisfaction can be predicted on the basis of relationship satisfaction suggests that both constructs are closely related. Relationship satisfaction represents a reward for the couple [5]; therefore, if this reward is high, sexual satisfaction is also expected to be high, as has been shown in other studies [100,101].…”

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An Explanatory Model of Sexual Satisfaction in Adults with a Same-Sex Partner: An Analysis Based on Gender Differences

Calvillo

Sánchez-Fuentes

Sierra

2020

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This study aimed to develop an explanatory model of sexual satisfaction in same-sex attracted individuals with a partner, based on personal and interpersonal variables. The participants were 410 men (mean age = 29.24, SD = 9.84) and 410 women (mean age = 29, SD = 8.57) who maintained a relationship with another person of the same sex. Internalized homophobia was considered as a personal variable, and as interpersonal variables, the dimensions of attachment (anxiety and avoidance), sexual functioning, dyadic adjustment, relationship satisfaction, the components of the Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction, the number of sexual costs and the number of sexual rewards were considered. The degree to which sexual satisfaction was related to these variables was examined separately, for both men and women, through multiple linear regression models within the framework of structural equation models. The results indicated that sexual satisfaction is associated in a negative sense with internalized homophobia, the number of sexual costs, anxiety, and avoidance, and in a positive sense with the remaining variables. Relational variables were more relevant in the explanation of sexual satisfaction. The clinical implications are discussed.

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An Explanatory Model of Sexual Satisfaction in Adults with a Same-Sex Partner: An Analysis Based on Gender Differences

Calvillo

Sánchez-Fuentes

Sierra

2020

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“…Although longitudinal studies can provide answers to questions of directionality between relationship and sexual satisfaction, such studies are few and results have been inconsistent. There is mixed evidence for any directional effect (i.e., Byers, 2005), with some researchers finding evidence for contradictory unidirectional effects (i.e., Cao, Zhou, Fine, Li, & Fang, 2018; Fallis, Rehman, Woody, & Purdon, 2016; Henderson-King & Veroff, 1994; Sprecher, 2002; Vowels & Mark, 2018; Yeh, Lorenz, Wickrama, Conger, & Elder, 2006) and some have identified preliminary evidence for a bidirectional relationship (McNulty et al, 2016). McNulty et al (2016) tested a bidirectional model and found both that earlier levels of relationship satisfaction predicted later levels of sexual satisfaction and that earlier levels of sexual satisfaction predicted later levels of relationship satisfaction in a sample of new marriages.…”

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Relationship and sexual satisfaction: A developmental perspective on bidirectionality

Quinn‐Nilas

2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Researchers have investigated the directionality between relationship and sexual satisfaction; however, there remains no definitive conclusion. Previous longitudinal studies have not conceptualized relationship and sexual satisfaction as systematic developmental processes and have focused on predicting scores at later time points. Instead, researchers should be concerned with understanding how relationship and sexual satisfaction change together over time. The objective of this study was to use longitudinal data from midlife American marriages to test the directionality of the association between relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction. Multivariate latent growth curve modeling of 1,456 midlife Americans married for 20 years from the Midlife in the United States study was used to compare directionality models. Findings support that long-term, stable marriages of midlife Americans at the sample level were characterized by a linear increase in relationship satisfaction over 20 years and a linear decline in sexual satisfaction during the same time frame. A co-change model, wherein relationship and sexual satisfaction changed together over time, fit the data best. Trajectory correlations showed that changes in relationship and sexual satisfaction were strongly interconnected. High initial levels of sexual satisfaction protected against declines in relationship satisfaction over 20 years. Results support that relationship and sexual satisfaction change together over time and highlight that the longitudinal association between these outcomes is dynamic rather than static.

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“… 21 , 22 Similarly, Byers 23 reported that sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction changed alongside. Vowels and Mark 24 confirmed these findings and concluded that relationship satisfaction seems to predict sexual satisfaction (rather than the other way around). It is clear that various non-sexual factors play a role in how satisfied a person feels with his or her relationship, including trust, commitment, emotional support, and communication.…”

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Individual, Relational, and Sociocultural Determinants of Sexual Function and Sexual Satisfaction in Ecuador

Hidalgo

Dewitte

2021

Sexual Medicine

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Aim: Various individual, relational, and sociocultural variables have been identified as determinants of sexual responding, but these have rarely been investigated in non-Western cultures that are characterized by sexual conservatism. We aimed to explore the role of socioeconomic status and religion, sexual double standards, erotophobia-erotophilia, sexual dysfunctional beliefs, and relationship satisfaction to explain sexual function and satisfaction in Ecuador. Method: 599 participants (431 women and 159 men) completed an online survey.

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Relationship and sexual satisfaction: a longitudinal actor–partner interdependence model approach

Cited by 39 publications

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An Explanatory Model of Sexual Satisfaction in Adults with a Same-Sex Partner: An Analysis Based on Gender Differences

An Explanatory Model of Sexual Satisfaction in Adults with a Same-Sex Partner: An Analysis Based on Gender Differences

Relationship and sexual satisfaction: A developmental perspective on bidirectionality

Individual, Relational, and Sociocultural Determinants of Sexual Function and Sexual Satisfaction in Ecuador

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