A Dyadic Approach to Understanding the Link Between Sexual Functioning and Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Couples

Patrícia M. Pascoal, E. Sandra Byers, Maria João Alvarez, Pablo Santos-Iglesias, Pedro J. Nobre, Cicero Roberto Pereira, Ellen Laan

Resultado de pesquisarevisão de pares

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Resumo

Researchers have demonstrated that several dimensions of sexual functioning (e.g., sexual desire, arousal, orgasm) are associated with the sexual satisfaction of individuals in a committed mixed-sex (male–female) relationship. We extended this research by comparing a dyadic model that included both own (i.e., actor effect) and partner (i.e., partner effect) domains of sexual functioning to an individual model that included only actor effects. Participants were 124 mixed-sex couples who completed online measures of sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction. Data analysis using the actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) and structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that the dyadic model had a better fit than the individual model. Women’s sexual desire and orgasm and men’s erectile functioning were significant positive predictors of both own and partner’s sexual satisfaction. These results are discussed in terms of the importance of taking a dyadic approach to research and clinical work related to sexual satisfaction.

Idioma originalInglês
Páginas (de-até)1155-1166
Número de páginas12
RevistaJournal of Sex Research
Volume55
Número de emissão9
DOIs
Estado da publicaçãoPublicadas - 22 nov. 2018
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