| Title |
Relationship Contingency and Sexual Motivation in Women: Implications for Sexual Satisfaction
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, February 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-009-9593-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Diana T. Sanchez, Corinne A. Moss-Racusin, Julie E. Phelan, Jennifer Crocker |
| Abstract |
Deriving self-worth from romantic relationships (relationship contingency) may have implications for women's sexual motives in relationships. Because relationship contingency enhances motivation to sustain relationships to maintain positive self-worth, relationship contingent women may engage in sex to maintain and enhance their relationships (relational sex motives). Using structural equation modeling on Internet survey data from a convenience sample of 462 women in heterosexual and lesbian relationships, we found that greater relationship contingency predicted greater relational sex motives, which simultaneously predicted both sexual satisfaction and dissatisfaction via two distinct motivational states. Having sex to improve intimacy with one's partner was associated with greater sexual satisfaction and autonomy, while having sex to earn partner's approval was associated with sexual dissatisfaction and inhibition. While some differences exist between lesbian and heterosexual relationships, relationship contingency had sexual costs and benefits, regardless of relationship type. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 92 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 23% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 18% |
| Unknown | 19 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 47 | 49% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 24 | 25% |
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