Sexual compliance in Finnish committed relationships: Sexual self-control, relationship power, and experienced consequences

M Himanen, A Gunst - The Journal of Sex Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We studied sexual compliance (ie, consensual engagement in partnered sexual activity
despite lack of sexual desire) in committed relationships using a large Finnish sample. First …

What does a pregnancy loss mean for sex? Comparing sexual well-being between couples with and without a recent loss

DB Allsop, JS Huberman, E Cohen, KB Bagnell… - Archives of Sexual …, 2024 - Springer
It is unclear whether sexual well-being, which is an important part of individual and relational
health, may be at risk for declines after a pregnancy loss given the limits of prior work …

Feasibility cues during a sexual encounter impact the strength of heterosexual women's orgasm goal pursuit

GM Wetzel, DT Sanchez, S Cole - The Journal of Sex Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The “orgasm gap” for women who have sex with men remains a pressing gender equity
issue. Recent research found that women who pursued orgasm as a goal were more likely …

Longitudinal associations between childhood maltreatment and sexual motivations in couples: The role of basic psychological needs

J Kotiuga, B Bőthe, S Bergeron… - Journal of Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been consistently associated with negative sexual
outcomes in couples. Yet, its link with sexual motivation, which plays a key role in relational …

Responsiveness in the face of sexual challenges: The role of sexual growth and destiny beliefs

A Uppot, S Raposo, NO Rosen… - The Journal of Sex …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Implicit––or lay––sexual beliefs have been associated with how people
respond to sexual challenges in romantic relationships. People who endorse s exual destiny …

I'm sexy and I know it: Exploring the moderating role of sexual motivations in the relationship between sexual self-esteem and sexual functioning in Israeli adults

M Aspis, A Gewirtz-Meydan - The Journal of Sex Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the relationship between sexual self-esteem and sexual functioning
while exploring the moderating role of sexual motives, thereby contributing to a deeper …

Motivation When Desire Is Low: Associations Between Sexual Motivation and Sexual Intimacy, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual Distress for Men with Hypoactive …

E McClung, NO Rosen, JP Dubé, GA Wang… - Archives of Sexual …, 2024 - Springer
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in men, characterized by chronically low sexual
desire, is associated with poor sexual well-being, such as lower sexual satisfaction and …

Sexual exchanges explain the association between attachment insecurities and sexual satisfaction in long-term couples

K Péloquin, ES Byers, N Beaulieu… - Journal of Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Although attachment insecurity has been linked to sexual dissatisfaction in cross-sectional
research, little is known about the mechanisms by which attachment is associated with …

Determinants of Women's Consent to their Least Favorite Sexual Practices: A Cross-Cultural Gender Role Priming Study

Q Liang, L Josephs - Sexuality & culture, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates how cultural differences, gender role priming, partner's sexual
preferences, and women's experienced sexual pleasure influence women's likelihood of …

Romantic attachment, sex motives and sexual difficulties in emerging adults: the role of childhood interpersonal victimization

C Dugal, A Brassard, PY Kusion… - The Journal of Sex …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing body of research has revealed that many emerging adults (ie, aged
18 to 25) experience sexual difficulties. Past studies have emphasized the need to examine …