Subjective sexual well-being in a web sample of heterosexual Norwegians

B Træen, S Schaller - International Journal of Sexual Health, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to describe and analyze subjective sexual well-being in terms of
emotional and cognitive evaluation of the individual's sexual function in adult Norwegians …

An empirical investigation of the roles of biological, relational, cognitive, and emotional factors in explaining sex differences in dyadic sexual desire

JE French, JK McNulty, A Makhanova, JK Maner… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
One challenge many marital couples face is that they experience discrepant levels of sexual
desire for one another. Such discrepancies are particularly likely to arise in mixed-sex …

“Not Tonight, Honey:” Reasons couples do not engage in sex and their impact on satisfaction and desire

KP Mark, LM Vowels, CE Leistner - The Journal of Sexual …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Sexual activity is an important aspect of most romantic relationships. However,
many couples report declines in sexual activity over time and report many reasons for not …

How intercourse frequency is affected by relationship length, relationship quality, and sexual strategies using couple data.

TV Grøntvedt, LEO Kennair… - Evolutionary Behavioral …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
The frequency of sexual intercourse within couples is associated with a variety of factors,
such as relationship length, sexual and relationship satisfaction, and perceived quality of the …

An exploratory network analysis of sexual and relationship satisfaction comparing partnered cisgendered men and women

S Nickull, M Källström, P Jern - The journal of sexual medicine, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Sexual and relationship satisfaction are intimately connected and share many
predictors. Aim The aim of the present study is to disentangle the relationship between …

The detriments of unmet sexual ideals and buffering effect of sexual communal strength.

RN Balzarini, A Muise, K Dobson, T Kohut… - Journal of Personality …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite the importance of sex for the maintenance of satisfying romantic relationships, our
understanding of a person's sexual ideals—the traits and attributes a person desires in a …

The influence of attraction to partner on heterosexual women's sexual and relationship satisfaction in long-term relationships

KP Mark, D Herbenick - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Previous research has consistently found that attraction is important in the formation of
relationships though research on attraction in long-term relationships is less well …

Mechanisms underlying the association between perceived discrepancy in sexual interest and sexual satisfaction among partnered older adults in four European …

N Fischer, B Træen, A Štulhofer, GM Hald - European Journal of Ageing, 2020 - Springer
The ways in which the discrepancy between one's own interest in sex and that of one's
partner may affect personal sexual satisfaction has rarely been systematically studied …

Sexual satisfaction, perceived availability of alternative partners, and marital quality in newlywed African American couples

CE Stanik, CM Bryant - Journal of Sex Research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The goal for this project was to examine the manner in which husbands' and wives' sexual
satisfaction was related to their perceptions of the availability of alternative partners and …

Sowing wild oats: Valuable experience or a field full of weeds?

DM Busby, BJ Willoughby, JS Carroll - Personal Relationships, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the association was explored between the number of sexual partners
individuals had in their lifetimes and martial outcomes. The research objective was to test …