Sex in Australia: Sexual and emotional satisfaction in regular relationships and preferred frequency of sex among a representative sample of adults

Richters, Juliet; Grulich, Andrew E.; Visser, Richard O. de; Smith, Anthony M. A.; Rissel, Chris

doi:10.1111/j.1467-842x.2003.tb00805.x

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“…19 BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. This was necessary because of the skewed distribution of the variables and is consistent with previous research on sexual and relationship satisfaction.…”

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Body mass index, sexual difficulties and sexual satisfaction among people in regular heterosexual relationships: a population‐based study

Smith

Patrick

Heywood

et al. 2012

Internal Medicine Journal

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With the exception of body image difficulties, there is little association between BMI and self-reported sexual difficulties. Furthermore, extreme sexual and emotional satisfaction appeared to be associated with the presence or absence of sexual difficulties and not overly influenced by BMI. Overall, clinicians and patients should be aware that being overweight is not necessarily detrimental to sexual functioning.

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Body mass index, sexual difficulties and sexual satisfaction among people in regular heterosexual relationships: a population‐based study

Smith

Patrick

Heywood

et al. 2012

Internal Medicine Journal

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“…Richters, Grulich, Visser, Smith, and Rissel (2003) found such differences using cross-sectional data from the Australian Study of Health and Relationships. For women, they reported a steady decline of both physical and emotional aspects of sexual satisfaction over the course of a relationship, whereas for men they found an inversely U-shaped pattern.…”

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Does Sexual Satisfaction Change With Relationship Duration?

2015

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Despite a large body of empirical literature on sexual satisfaction, its development over the course of a relationship is still unclear. Only a small number of studies, most of which have relied on cross-sectional data of convenience samples, have explicitly focused on relationship duration, and empirical evidence is mixed. We analyzed how sexual satisfaction changes over the course of a relationship using three waves of the German Family Panel study (pairfam). We concentrated our analyses on young and middle-aged heterosexual individuals in committed relationships (N = 2,814) and applied fixed effects regression models, which have the advantage of estimations based on changes within individuals over time. We found a positive development of sexual satisfaction in the first year of a relationship, followed by a steady decline. This pattern persisted even when controlling for the frequency of intercourse, although the effects were, in part, mediated by intercourse frequency. We explained the non-linear effect of relationship duration on sexual satisfaction with an initial learning effect regarding partner-specific sexual skills, which is then outweighed by a decline in passion at later stages of a relationship. Moreover, we found significant effects for the control variables of health status, intimacy in couple communication, and conflict style, as expected. In contrast to past research, however, cohabitation and marriage were not found to play a role for sexual satisfaction in our data. Further research is required to deepen the understanding of the reasons why sexual satisfaction changes with relationship duration.

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“…The assessment of sexual well-being has varied across studies, and is usually based on a small number of questions (e.g., Haavio-Mannila & Kontula, 1997;Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, & Michaels, 1994;Richters, Grulich, de Visser, Smith, & Rissel, 2003;Spira, Bajos, & The ACSF Group, 1994). The only study to attempt cross-cultural comparisons of sexual well-being is the Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors (Laumann et al, 2006), a large project in which 27,500 men and women from 29 countries were surveyed.…”

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Sexual Well-Being: A Comparison of U.S. Black and White Women in Heterosexual Relationships

2010

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In the United States, considerable attention has been directed to sexual behaviors of black and white adolescents, particularly age at first sexual experience and the prevalence of teenage pregnancies. More limited attention has been paid to comparing established sexual relationships in these two racial groups. In this study, we used a national probability sample to compare black (n = 251) and white (n = 544) American women, aged 20-65 years, who were in an established heterosexual relationship of at least 6 months duration. We focused on two aspects of their sexual well-being; how a woman evaluated (1) her sexual relationship and (2) her own sexuality. A range of possible determinants of sexual well-being, including demographic factors, physical and mental health, and aspects of the women's recent sexual experiences, were also assessed using Telephone-Audio-Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (T-ACASI). We found no significant difference between black and white women in their evaluation of their sexual relationships nor in the independent variables that were correlated with this evaluation. Black women, however, evaluated their own sexuality more positively than white women. In examining the correlates of this evaluation, a woman's rating of her own sexual attractiveness proved to be the strongest predictor, with black women rating themselves significantly more sexually attractive than did the white women. Overall, these findings were consistent with previous findings that, compared to white women, black women in the United States have higher self-esteem and tend towards more independence and individualism.

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Sex in Australia: Sexual and emotional satisfaction in regular relationships and preferred frequency of sex among a representative sample of adults

Cited by 36 publications

References 16 publications

Body mass index, sexual difficulties and sexual satisfaction among people in regular heterosexual relationships: a population‐based study

Body mass index, sexual difficulties and sexual satisfaction among people in regular heterosexual relationships: a population‐based study

Does Sexual Satisfaction Change With Relationship Duration?

Sexual Well-Being: A Comparison of U.S. Black and White Women in Heterosexual Relationships

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