| Title |
Sexual Closeness Discrepancies: What They Are and Why They Matter for Sexual Well-Being in Romantic Relationships
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| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-017-0960-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David M. Frost, Sara I. McClelland, Miranda Dettmann |
| Abstract |
This study examined the impact of sexual closeness on sexual well-being. We developed a nuanced and multifaceted conceptualization of sexual closeness in the form of a constellation of ideal sexual closeness with a partner, actual sexual closeness, and the discrepancy between the two. Data were obtained from a diverse sample of N = 619 participants who took part in the Lives and Relationships Study: A longitudinal survey of men and women in relationships living in the U.S. and Canada. Increases in sexual closeness discrepancies over a period of 1 year predicted concomitant decreases in two indicators of sexual well-being: sexual satisfaction and orgasm frequency evaluations. Decreases in sexual closeness discrepancies resulted in improvement in sexual well-being. Individuals who reported no sexual closeness discrepancies and experienced no changes in sexual closeness discrepancies tended to have the highest levels of sexual well-being. Importantly, sexual closeness discrepancies were robust predictors of sexual well-being, above and beyond individuals' actual sexual closeness, general relationship closeness, and other demographic and relationship characteristics known to be associated with sexual well-being. The present findings demonstrate that how close people feel sexually to their relationship partners is part of a general constellation of factors related to relationship closeness that, only when considered together, sufficiently explain the ways in which experiences of closeness impact sexual well-being in romantic relationships. |
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| United States | 8 | 44% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 39% |
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| Members of the public | 13 | 72% |
| Scientists | 4 | 22% |
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| Unknown | 52 | 100% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 19% |
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| Psychology | 28 | 54% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 2% |
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