In pursuit of ‘good’ sex: Self-determination and the                 sexual experience

Smith, C. Veronica

doi:10.1177/0265407507072589

Cited by 53 publications

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“…As hypothesized, when people's sexual needs were met, they reported more positive outcomes, such as higher psychological well-being and relationship quality, even on days that no sexual interaction took place. This pattern of findings expands Smith's (2007) findings that higher sexual need satisfaction was associated with higher interaction satisfaction and lower guilt and regret to include indices of psychological well-being as well as relationship quality, which in turn is Figure 6. Study 3: APIM testing the association between self-determined sexual motivation and relational quality, mediated by sexual need satisfaction.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Self-Determination and Sexual Experience in Dating Relationships

Brunell

Webster

2013

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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The authors propose the Model of Self-Determined Sexual Motivation to examine sexual motivation in dating relationships using a Self-Determination Theory (SDT) framework. This model predicted that sexual need satisfaction would mediate the association between self-determined sexual motives and the outcome variables of psychological well-being and relational quality. Three studies tested this model. Study 1 was a cross-sectional study that investigated sexual motivation in dating relationships. Study 2 was an event-contingent interaction record study that investigated specific sexual interactions over 2 weeks. Study 3 combined event- and interval-contingent methods using a daily diary to examine the model for both partners to enable examination of actor and partner effects. Discussion section focuses on the power of examining SDT in the sexual domain.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Self-Determination and Sexual Experience in Dating Relationships

Brunell

Webster

2013

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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“…Also, Thorgersen-Ntoumani and Ntoumanis (2007) showed that need-satisfaction mediated between negative selfperceptions of aerobic instructors and symptoms of eating disorders. At a dyadic relations level of analysis, Patrick, Knee, Canavello, and Lonsbary (2007) showed that the positive effects of secure attachment relationships upon SWB were mediated by psychological need-satisfaction, and Smith (2007) showed that reports of positive sexual relations within couples are mediated by psychological need-satisfaction. At a social groups level of analysis, Sheldon and Krieger (2007) showed that the differential 3-year effects upon SWB of attending one versus another law school were mediated by the differential amounts of need-satisfaction afforded by the two schools.…”

Section: Goals/motivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Well-Being and Optimal Functioning: Applying the Multilevel Personality in Context (MPIC) Model

Sheldon

Cheng

Hilpert

2011

Psychological Inquiry

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In this article we first describe a broad multilevel framework representing the determinants of human behavior and consider its advantages. Expanding on the upper part of this framework, we then propose the Multilevel Personality in Context (MPIC) model, showing how it integrates and extends past theorizing on the hierarchical organization of personality. The model builds upon McAdams's three-tier (traits, goals, and selves) conception of personality, adding a foundational level (psychological needs) beneath individual differences and incorporating social relations and cultural factors as higher level influences upon behavior and individual differences. New data (N = 3,665 in 21 cultures) are briefly presented showing that culture, self, motive, and trait variables each have independent effects upon subjective well-being (SWB) and showing that psychological need satisfaction (at the foundational level) mediates these effects as predicted. Consistent with McAdams and Pals's (2006) "fifth principle" of personality, culture had top-down effects upon self-level variables and moderated several of the relations to SWB. We conclude by suggesting some general heuristics for designing studies using the MPIC approach.

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“…For example, on days when basic psychological needs are frustrated, problems with eating regulation are more likely to occur (Verstuyf, Vansteenkiste, Soenens, Boone, & Mouratidis, 2013). In addition, psychological need satisfaction has been found to play a role in peoples' sexual experiences (Smith, 2007). However, to date no study has focused on the interplay between psychological need satisfaction and the physiological need for sleep, although indirect evidence for this association exists.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%