More Than Just Sex

Debrot, Anik; Meuwly, Nathalie; Muise, Amy; Impett, Emily A.; Schoebi, Dominik

doi:10.1177/0146167216684124

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“…High and expected associations (Cooper et al, 1998 ; Armstrong and Reissing, 2015 ; Gravel et al, 2016 ; Jardin et al, 2017 ) between relational status and sexual motivations were found, such that participants who had no partner presented higher scores than those who had a partner for aversive motivations, such as those of coping and peer pressure, and lower scores in appetitive motivations, such as those of intimacy. It is considered that having a partner acts as a protective factor and has positive consequences for well-being (Debrot et al, 2017 ), as can be seen in this study, with higher scores in self-esteem as a sexual partner and satisfaction with sex life in people who had a partner.…”

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confidence: 64%

Motives to Have Sex: Measurement and Correlates With Sociodemographic, Sexual Life, and Psychosexual Characteristics

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Knowledge of diverse sexual motivations can have profound implications for our comprehension of the causes, correlations, and consequences of sexual behavior. This study had two objectives: on the one hand, to determine the different motives why young Spanish university students have sex and their relationship with different sociodemographic and psychosexual variables and sexual behavior; on the other hand, to review and improve the psychometric properties of the Sexual Motivations Scale and validate it in Spanish. Participants were 805 university students of both sexes (78% women, 74% heterosexuals), aged between 18 and 26 years (Mage = 20.88), who completed a battery of online questionnaires. Significant associations were found between young people's sexual motives, especially the motives of coping, peer pressure, and enhancement, the sociodemographic variables (sex, age sexual orientation, relational status), sexual behavior (age of initiation), and psychosexual variables (sociosexuality, self-esteem as a sexual partner, satisfaction with sex life). Also, a new structure of the Sexual Motivations Scale was proposed, with the elimination of the factor of Self-Affirmation. The discussion highlights the relevance of the results obtained due to their implications in the promotion of sexual health, in addition to achieving the first instrument validated in Spanish for the evaluation of sexual motivations.

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confidence: 64%

Motives to Have Sex: Measurement and Correlates With Sociodemographic, Sexual Life, and Psychosexual Characteristics

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“…Future work may also use emojis to further connect research in social psychology, communications, and relationship science. Researchers continue to uncover the role of communication in people’s romantic and sexual lives [30, 31], and this extends to the importance of non-verbal behaviors in relationships, such as affection and positive affect [32]. Indeed, positive text messages to a partner have been associated with increased relationship satisfaction [33].…”

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confidence: 99%

Worth a thousand interpersonal words: Emoji as affective signals for relationship-oriented digital communication

Gesselman

Garcia

2019

PLoS ONE

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Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is pervasive in our lives, influencing social interaction including human courtship. To connect with potential partners via CMC, modern relationship-seekers must master faster and shorter methods of communicating self-disclosure and affect. Although CMC can lack crucial sensory information in this context, emojis may provide useful aid. Across two studies, we assessed attitudes toward and frequency of emoji use, and whether signaling affect via emoji use relates to more romantic and sexual opportunities. Our findings suggest that emoji use with potential partners is associated with maintaining connection beyond the first date, and more romantic and sexual interactions over the previous year. This research provides evidence that emojis convey important affective information to potential partners, and are potentially associated with more successful intimate connection. Implications for multiple theoretical models and methodologies are discussed.

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“…Relative to sexual intimacy, research shows that frequent and positive communication play a pivotal role in nurturing satisfying sexual relationships for couples (Leistner and Mark, 2020). Positive and affectionate communication has also been linked to more frequent sexual contact (Willoughby et al, 2014;Debrot et al, 2017;Schoenfeld et al, 2017). In terms of finances, research has shown that more positive financial communication can improve couple relationship quality (Zimmerman and Roberts, 2012), which may explain why prosocial communication has also been identified as a preventative measure against potential economic distress (Conger et al, 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

Economic distress and perceptions of sexual intimacy in remarriage

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IntroductionEconomic distress and the relationship stability of remarried couples has been subject to some exploration, but less emphasis has been placed on how economic distress among remarried couples impacts other relationship domains, particularly sexual intimacy.MethodsThrough the lens of multidimensional family development theory (MFDT), this study utilizes longitudinal data over a three-year period to examine the links between economic distress, couple engagement, relationship satisfaction, and perceptions of sexual intimacy among remarried couples (n = 1,161 couples; 97% White).ResultsThrough a dyadic structural equation model, results showed that wives’ report of economic distress was directly related to their self-rejection of a partner’s sexual advances. Findings also revealed gender differences in how both relationship satisfaction and couple engagement influenced one to accept or reject their partner’s sexual advances, with couple engagement acting as a significant predictor for wives. Relationship satisfaction was also found to explain (i.e., mediate) the relation between economic distress and sexual intimacy, but only for husbands.DiscussionImplications for further research and interventions designed to strengthen the relationships of remarried couples dealing with economic distress and intimacy issues are offered.

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More Than Just Sex

Cited by 81 publications

References 59 publications

Motives to Have Sex: Measurement and Correlates With Sociodemographic, Sexual Life, and Psychosexual Characteristics

Motives to Have Sex: Measurement and Correlates With Sociodemographic, Sexual Life, and Psychosexual Characteristics

Worth a thousand interpersonal words: Emoji as affective signals for relationship-oriented digital communication

Economic distress and perceptions of sexual intimacy in remarriage

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