Sexual Behavior Mediates the Relationship Between Sexual Approach Motives and Sexual Outcomes: A Dyadic Daily Diary Study

Autor: Sophie Bergeron, Erick Janssen, Jean-François Jodouin, Frédérique Desjardins
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Sexual behavior
RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION
Adult
Male
050103 clinical psychology
Adolescent
Event level
Sexual Behavior
Psychology
Clinical
DESIRE
Social Sciences
Perceived partner responsiveness
Context (language use)
Human sexuality
Newlywed
Daily diary
MOTIVATIONS
Developmental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Oral sex
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Intervention (counseling)
Social Sciences - Other Topics
Psychology
Relationship intimacy
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Interpersonal Relations
General Psychology
ASSOCIATIONS
COUPLES
INTIMACY
PERSONALITY
Motivation
030505 public health
05 social sciences
INTERPERSONAL PROCESS
PARTNER RESPONSIVENESS
Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary
Diaries as Topic
Female
GENDER
Sexual approach motives
0305 other medical science
Dyadic daily diary study
Zdroj: Archives of sexual behavior. 48(3)
ISSN: 1573-2800
Popis: Recent studies show that sexual approach (SA) motives, i.e., having sex to achieve a positive state such as sexual pleasure, are associated with higher sexual and relationship satisfaction. However, mechanisms linking SA motives to these outcomes are poorly understood, and the important distinction between SA motives that are self-directed (e.g., self-gratification) and other-directed (e.g., pleasing one's partner) has received little empirical attention, particularly in the everyday context of couples' sexuality. The present study focused, at an event level, on the associations between self-directed and other-directed SA motives, and sexual satisfaction and perceived partner responsiveness (PPR, an aspect of relationship intimacy). We also examined the mediating role of the couple's sexual behavior in these associations. Data were collected over a month-long daily diary study involving 35 newlywed heterosexual couples and analyzed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Results showed that men and women's self-directed SA motives were associated with their own higher sexual satisfaction and, in men, with their female partners' sexual satisfaction as well. For both men and women, these associations were mediated by sexual behavior: Self-directed SA motives were associated with more genitally focused sexual behavior (e.g., vaginal intercourse, oral sex), in turn associated with higher sexual satisfaction. For men, other-directed SA motives were associated with their own greater PPR and with that of their female partners. For women, self-directed SA motives were associated with their own greater PPR and with that of their male partners. Sexual behavior did not mediate associations with PPR. Theoretically, these findings support dyadic models of sexual satisfaction and intimacy and indicate that self-directed SA motives may be more important to sexual satisfaction than other-directed motives. Clinically, they support sex therapy approaches that integrate both partners and suggest that sexual motives and behavior may be relevant targets for intervention. ispartof: ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR vol:48 issue:3 pages:831-842 ispartof: location:United States status: published
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