Sexual communication, sexual satisfaction, and relationship quality in people with multiple sclerosis
| Autor: | Abbey K. Valvano, Michael Rollock, Marie Christine Rutter Goodworth, Lara M. Stepleman, Eliot J. Lopez, William H. Hudson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Biopsychosocial model
Adult Male Multiple Sclerosis Cross-sectional study Sexual Behavior Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation PsycINFO Personal Satisfaction 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Communication Rehabilitation Middle Aged Moderation Southeastern United States Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Sexual dysfunction Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual Partners Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Rehabilitation psychology. 63(2) |
| ISSN: | 1939-1544 |
| Popis: | Objective This study sought to explore relationships between sexual satisfaction, sexual communication and relationship satisfaction in people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Specifically, sexual satisfaction was evaluated as a moderator between sexual communication and relationship satisfaction. Design Individuals diagnosed with MS and being treated in a hospital-based MS clinic in the southeastern United States (n = 58) completed measures of sexual satisfaction, sexual communication, sexual dysfunction, relationship quality, depression, level of disability, and frequency of sex-related communication and behaviors in a cross-sectional survey design. Results Sexual satisfaction moderated the relationship between quality of sexual communication and relationship quality, controlling for depression and frequency of sexual behavior and sexual communication. Directionality was examined in a 2nd regression analysis, in which the predictor and outcome variables were switched, which was also significant. Additionally, depression most strongly predicted relationship dissatisfaction. Conclusions Findings help to establish sexual satisfaction as a moderator between sexual communication and relationship satisfaction, although directionality cannot be supported. Results also highlight the role of depression in overall relationship functioning and support the biopsychosocial model of care for treatment of sexual dysfunction in people living with MS. (PsycINFO Database Record |
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