Perceived Stress, supportive dyadic coping, and sexual communication in couples

Yurkiw, Jennifer; Johnson, Matthew D.

doi:10.1177/0265407521996446

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“…Generally, stress is expected to negatively impact dyadic sexual desire. This prediction stems from effects of stress at physiological, cognitive, and relational levels: stress can inhibit the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis important for sexual response (Sapolsky, 2005), increase cognitive distractions that interfere with sexual experiences (Hamilton & Meston, 2013), and impair the quality of dyadic coping and communication between partners (Bodenmann et al, 2007; Yurkiw & Johnson, 2021). Stress can also contribute to feelings of depression or anxiety; research consistently suggests that depression is a risk factor for sexual problems including low desire, whereas findings on anxiety are more mixed (Bancroft, Janssen, Strong, & Vukadinovic, 2003; Bancroft, Janssen, Strong, Carnes, et al, 2003; Carvalheira et al, 2014; Graham et al, 2004; Hamilton & Julian, 2014; Lykins et al, 2006; Nobre & Pinto-Gouveia, 2006; O’Loughlin et al, 2020).…”

Section: Sexual Desire and Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Desire on lockdown? Sexual desire and COVID-19 stress among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, heterosexual college students.

Goldey¹,

Cital²,

Rodriguez³

et al. 2024

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented stressors for college students, and minority stress faced by LGBTQ+ college students has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Associations between stress and sexual desire are complex, but research suggests that stress may be associated with higher solitary sexual desire and lower dyadic sexual desire. The current study examined associations between sexual desire and a multidimensional measure of pandemic stress among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, heterosexual (cis-het) college students. Participants (N = 377, 57% LGBTQ+) completed an online survey during the Spring 2021 semester that included the Sexual Desire Inventory and a multidimensional COVID Stress Measure. LGBTQ+ students reported higher stress in multiple domains—isolation, academics, living situation, concerns about racism and prejudice, and health care access—relative to cis-het students. For LGBTQ+ and cis-het students, higher overall COVID stress, as well as higher stress related specifically to isolation and to the virus itself, were associated with higher solitary and dyadic sexual desire. Greater concern about racism and prejudice during the pandemic was associated with higher solitary sexual desire, especially for LGBTQ+ students. Our findings underscore the importance of sexuality as a means of seeking connection during an event that disrupted college students’ lives in many ways. We highlight implications for university professionals, particularly the need to support LGBTQ+-affirming organizations, mental health resources, and sexual health resources as students return to college campuses.

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Section: Sexual Desire and Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Desire on lockdown? Sexual desire and COVID-19 stress among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, heterosexual college students.

Goldey¹,

Cital²,

Rodriguez³

et al. 2024

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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“…Many studies have found a link between people's coping and their health-related outcomes. [9][10][11][12] For example, Penley, Tomaka and Wiebe 13 found that people who were inclined to use strategies such as distancing, self-control, and confrontive coping might report more negative health outcomes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coping Profiles and Differences in Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Clients Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: A Latent Profile Analysis

Bai,

Zheng,

Guo

et al. 2024

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Receiving assisted reproductive technology is stressful due to its long-lasting process, which might pose negative impacts on clients' psychological well-being and quality of life. This study was to investigate coping profiles among couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology and examine their associations with psychological distress and quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the IVF center of a specialized hospital in Shanghai, China. Of 502 eligible clients completed a structured, online survey of socio-demographic information, Dyadic Coping Inventory, Kessler Psychological Stress Scale, and Fertility quality of life. Coping profiles were identified using latent profile analysis and differences between identified profiles on psychological distress and quality of life were examined using analyses of covariance. Results: A three-profile solution was supported: low dyadic coping group (n = 168, 33.50%), moderate dyadic coping group (n = 241, 48.00%), and high dyadic coping group (n = 93, 18.50%). Significant differences between those groups were found in psychological distress and quality of life. Conclusion:The findings of this study have revealed dyadic coping profiles in clients undergoing assisted reproductive technology, which are differentially associated with psychological distress and quality of life.

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“…In addition to positive effects for individual well‐being (Falconier & Khun, 2019), supportive and common DC have been found to attenuate the negative effects of stress on relationship satisfaction (e.g., Falconier et al., 2015; Hilpert et al., 2016; Rusu et al., 2020) and are positively associated with commitment (e.g., Johnson et al., 2016), stability (e.g. Bodenmann & Cina, 2005), constructive (Lederman et al., 2010) and sexual communication (Yurkiw & Johnson, 2021), and romance and passion (Vedes et al., 2013). Studies that examined negative DC have shown opposite results of supportive and common DC on various aspects of relationship functioning (Falconier & Khun, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

The role of emotion regulation in couples’ stress communication and dyadic coping responses

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Partners' ability to cope together in the face of stress-commonly known as dyadic coping (DC)-can promote individual and couple well-being. However, little is known about the predictors of DC, including partners' emotion regulation. This study examined (a) whether emotion regulation abilities are associated with partners' DC responses, and (b) whether these associations are mediated by partners' engagement in stress communication in a community sample of different-gender couples (N = 239). Couples completed self-report measures to assess their stress communication and DC responses (supportive, negative, and common DC) and six dimensions of emotion regulation (emotional awareness, acceptance, clarity, goalorientation, regulation strategies, and impulse control). Results from structural equation modelling analysis confirmed expected associations between stress communication and partners' supportive and common DC responses. Additionally,only associations with women's emotion regulation emerged significant. First, women's emotional awareness was associated with more supportive DC from men and common DC through increases in women's stress communication. Second, women who endorsed emotional acceptance engaged in less supportive DC towards their partner. Third, women's goal-orientation was associated with less supportive DC from each partner and common DC through decreases in men's stress communication. There were no associations with men's emotion regulation. Collectively, findings suggest that although women may manage their negative emotions in ways that are adaptive for their individual well-being, these benefits may not always affect relationship functioning in the same way. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.

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Perceived Stress, supportive dyadic coping, and sexual communication in couples

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Desire on lockdown? Sexual desire and COVID-19 stress among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, heterosexual college students.

Desire on lockdown? Sexual desire and COVID-19 stress among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, heterosexual college students.

Coping Profiles and Differences in Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Clients Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: A Latent Profile Analysis

The role of emotion regulation in couples’ stress communication and dyadic coping responses

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