Sexual Disclosures: Connections to Relational Satisfaction and Closeness

Coffelt, Tina A.; Hess, Jonathan A.

doi:10.1080/0092623x.2013.811449

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“…Mark and Jozkowski’s (2013) study of 133 college-age couples found that higher levels of sexual communication predicted greater relationship satisfaction. Other studies on sexual communication such as sexual self-disclosure found similar associations between sexual communication and relationship quality (Coffelt & Hess, 2014; Yoo, Bartle-Haring, Day, & Gangamma, 2014). Avoidance of sexual discussion can also be detrimental to romantic relationships (Theiss & Estlein, 2013).…”

Section: Comfort Communicating About Sexsupporting

confidence: 57%

Relationship quality and comfort talking about sex as predictors of sexual health among young women

Landor

Winter

2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Dating relationships of young adults have gained increased attention in recent years. However, the relationship characteristics and interpersonal factors that are associated with positive sexual health outcomes among young women in monogamous, sexual relationships are not well understood. Using a sample of 339 young adult women, this study examined how relationship quality was associated with sexual health outcomes and whether these associations varied by comfort communicating about sex. Relationship quality and comfort communicating about sex was associated with pregnancy prevention and substance use during sexual activity. Comfort communicating about sex also moderated the link between relationship quality and taking more precautions to prevent pregnancy. Additionally, results indicated that young women who were more comfortable communicating about sex had higher odds of substance use during sexual activity. Findings suggest that research should not underestimate the potential sexual risk of monogamous relationships and that relationship characteristics should be discussed when practitioners are encouraging healthy sexual decision-making.

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Section: Comfort Communicating About Sexsupporting

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Relationship quality and comfort talking about sex as predictors of sexual health among young women

Landor

Winter

2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…Previous research provides strong evidence for a link between sexual communication and orgasm ability (e.g., Coffelt & Hess, 2014;Larson, Anderson, Holman, & Niemann, 1998;Litzinger & Gordon, 2005;Mark & Jozkowski, 2013;Rehman, Rellini, & Fallis, 2011). For example, sexually assertive women have been shown to experience more frequent and consistent orgasms per sexual encounter and greater sexual desire compared to non-sexually assertive women (Hurlbert, 1991).…”

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On the Link Between Benevolent Sexism and Orgasm Frequency in Heterosexual Women

2016

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Previous research on subclinical orgasmic difficulties among women has focused on intrapsychic and interpersonal variables, but little attention has been paid to the more distal ideological factors that might indirectly constrain sexual pleasure. We hypothesized that women's endorsement of a benevolently sexist worldview would be negatively associated with orgasm frequency. Specifically, we predicted that benevolent sexism would be associated with increased perceptions of male sexual selfishness. This perception of men as interested in their own sexual pleasure would then predict decreased willingness to ask a partner for sexual pleasure, which in turn would be associated with less frequent orgasms. We found support for our model across two studies (Study 1: N = 339; Study 2: N = 323). We did not, however, find a direct effect of benevolent sexism on orgasm frequency. We discuss possible additional variables linking benevolent sexism with orgasm frequency, implications, and future directions.

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“…Finally, partner communication is a strong predictor of sexual satisfaction. Women who are able to communicate their sexual preferences to a partner report more sexual satisfaction compared to women who struggle with or are uncomfortable communicating with a partner (Byers, 2011;Coffelt & Hess, 2014;MacNeil & Byers, 2005Montesi et al, 2011;Rehman et al, 2011).…”

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Young Women’s Body Attitudes and Sexual Satisfaction: Examining Dehumanization and Communication as Serial Multiple Mediators

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Cipriano

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Women’s bodies are frequent sites of stigmatization. The internalization of negative attitudes toward the body can have negative implications for women’s sexual wellbeing. In the current study, we examined the relationships between young women’s internalization of body stigma—including body shape, genitals, and menstrual periods—and sexual satisfaction. Additionally, we tested two mechanisms that may mediate the relationship between body attitudes and sexual satisfaction: dehumanization (i.e., feelings of a loss of autonomy and subjectivity) and communication with a sexual partner (e.g., expressing needs and desires). We collected and analyzed survey data from 569 undergraduate women. We tested serial mediation models, such that more negative body attitudes would predict greater feelings of dehumanization, and more dehumanization would predict less comfort communicating with a sexual partner, and less comfort communicating would then predict decreased sexual satisfaction. We found support for serial mediation, which suggests that the links between body attitudes and sexual satisfaction may be partially explained by feelings of dehumanization and communication with a sexual partner. Our findings identify opportunities for intervention in practice and policy, and further clarify the ways that sociocultural stigma surrounding women’s bodies extends beyond the body—affecting women’s feelings of power, relationships, and sexual lives.

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Sexual Disclosures: Connections to Relational Satisfaction and Closeness

Cited by 40 publications

References 39 publications

Relationship quality and comfort talking about sex as predictors of sexual health among young women

Relationship quality and comfort talking about sex as predictors of sexual health among young women

On the Link Between Benevolent Sexism and Orgasm Frequency in Heterosexual Women

Young Women’s Body Attitudes and Sexual Satisfaction: Examining Dehumanization and Communication as Serial Multiple Mediators

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