The sexual wholeness model: An initial evaluation with two samples.

Autor: Busby DM; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA., Hanna-Walker VR; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA., Leavitt CE; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA., Carroll JS; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of marital and family therapy [J Marital Fam Ther] 2022 Apr; Vol. 48 (2), pp. 643-664. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 18.
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12529
Abstrakt: Based upon the psychological needs delimited in self-determination theory, we created the sexual wholeness model to encapsulate the different dimensions (physical, emotional, and meaning) that create couple sexuality. We evaluated the model with data from two national samples (Sample 1, n = 610; Sample 2, n = 884), by examining the association between sexual, relationship, and life satisfaction, and attachment with the different elements of the sexual wholeness model using harmonious sexual passion as an intermediate variable. The emotional dimension had the strongest associations in both samples with harmonious sexual passion and all other outcomes except attachment. The physical dimension of sexuality had a surprisingly strong association with attachment and sexual satisfaction. In addition, couples' self-evaluation of the degree of sexual wholeness in their relationship was strongly associated with harmonious passion and all other outcomes, providing another level of validity to the dimensions of the model and the potential utility for using this model to assist in couple therapy.
(© 2021 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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