The Relationship Between Sexual Quality of Life, Happiness, and Satisfaction with Life in Married Turkish Women

Doğan, Tayfun; Tuğut, Nilüfer; Gölbaşı, Zehra

doi:10.1007/s11195-013-9302-z

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“…Both dimensions of sexual quality are seen as components of relationship satisfaction and stability (Galinsky and Waite 2014; Sprecher 2002), and thus modify the social support and stress processes and shape cardiovascular health. Greater satisfaction with one’s sexual relationship, both physically and emotionally, may improve relationship quality, promote access to social support, and enhance life satisfaction and happiness (Dogan, Tugut and Golbasi 2013; Galinsky and Waite 2014)—all factors that promote cardiovascular health. Because women are more sensitive to the quality of a relationship than are men, they may experience stronger effects of relationship quality on their cardiovascular health than do men (Kiecolt-Glaser and Newton 2001; Liu and Waite 2014; Zhang and Hayward 2006).…”

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“…This view is supported by clinical studies suggesting that multiple domains of relationship quality have stronger effects on women’s health—including immune system and cardiovascular function—than on men’s (Kiecolt-Glaser and Newton 2001; Liu and Waite 2014). Recent studies also find that sexual quality is more important for women’s happiness and life satisfaction than for men’s (Dogan et al 2013). Taken together, we expect that better sexual quality will be related to lower cardiovascular risk, and this relationship will be stronger for women than for men ( Hypothesis 3 ).…”

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Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk among Older Men and Women

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Working from a social relationship and life course perspective, we provide generalizable population-based evidence on partnered sexuality linked to cardiovascular risk in later life using national longitudinal data from the NSHAP (N=2204). We consider characteristics of partnered sexuality of older men and women, particularly sexual activity and sexual quality, as they affect cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk is defined as hypertension, rapid heart rate, elevated CRP, and general cardiovascular events. We find that older men are more likely to report being sexually active, report having sex more often and more enjoyably than are older women. Results from cross-lagged models suggest that high frequency of sex is positively related to later risk of cardiovascular events for men but not women, whereas good sexual quality seems to protect women but not men from cardiovascular risk in later life. We find no evidence that poor cardiovascular health interferes with later sexuality for either gender.

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Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk among Older Men and Women

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“…Couples with a child with disability suffer from communication problems that lead to many other issues and pave the way to sexual dysfunction (SD) [40]. Studies in the literature show that communication barriers between spouses play a role in the etiology of SD, which has no physical cause, and contribute to the continuation of the dysfunction, ultimately affecting the results of treatment [41,42].…”

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Experiences Shared Through the Interviews from Fifteen Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy

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The study utilized an interview format to examine the difficulties experienced by mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Interviews were conducted in the province of Zonguldak between December 2013 and February 2014, Turkey, at a special rehabilitation center with 15 children with cerebral palsy and their mothers registered at the center. A voice recorder was used during the interviews, but since the mothers expressed their unwillingness to have their voices recorded during the interviews when they talked about their sexual lives, face to face interviews were held in a suitable physical environment without the use of a recorder. A semi-structured questionnaire was used during the interviews. The couples are troubled with many difficulties that include personal relations, social and economic problems, as well as issues involving the sick child's care and education. Many difficulties that include personal relations, social and economic problems, as well as issues involving the sick child's care and education, trouble couples with children diagnosed with cerebral palsy. In connection with these difficulties, it was also seen that the situation took a toll on the sexual lives of parents. In the light of these findings, our recommendation is that rehabilitation centers catering to the education of children with cerebral palsy should have qualified nurses on hand to provide a professional approach to reviewing the difficulties mothers face and emphasizing the importance of sexuality.

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“…Understanding the traits that may contribute to an individual's positive experience of their sexuality and sexual relationships is essential, as these are factors that are often important in maintaining a positive sense of subjective wellbeing and life satisfaction (Dogan, Tugut, & Golbasi, 2013). Over recent years, there has been a strong research focus on the effects of body image and perceptions of one's own physical appearance on various aspects of an individual's wellbeing (e.g., Mond, van den Berg, Boutelle, Hannan, & Neumark-Sztainer, 2011).…”

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The importance of feeling sexually attractive: Can it predict an individual's experience of their sexuality and sexual relationships across gender and sexual orientation?

Amos

McCabe

2015

Int J Psychol

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Limited research exists on the implications of feeling sexually attractive for various aspects of sexuality and sexual relationships. This article examined associations between self-perceived sexual attractiveness and sexual esteem, sexual satisfaction and amount of sexual experience, among both men and women who identified as heterosexual (n = 1017), gay or lesbian (n = 1225) or bisexual (n = 651). Results of the study demonstrated that positive self-perceptions of sexual attractiveness predicted greater sexual esteem, greater sexual satisfaction, a higher frequency of sexual activity with others and a larger number of sexual partners among both men and women who identified as heterosexual, gay, lesbian or bisexual. The findings suggest that feeling sexually attractive may have implications for how an individual experiences their sexuality and sexual relationships regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. The importance of considering an individual's self-perceptions of sexual attractiveness when they present with concerns related to their sexual experiences or relationships, and the potential benefits of educational and therapeutic interventions designed to enhance self-perceptions of sexual attractiveness are discussed.

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The Relationship Between Sexual Quality of Life, Happiness, and Satisfaction with Life in Married Turkish Women

Cited by 50 publications

References 22 publications

Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk among Older Men and Women

Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk among Older Men and Women

Experiences Shared Through the Interviews from Fifteen Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy

The importance of feeling sexually attractive: Can it predict an individual's experience of their sexuality and sexual relationships across gender and sexual orientation?

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