Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy
Difficulties related to sexual desire discrepancy are among the most common complaints in people seeking help in therapy. The aims of the current study were to test a mediation model using a bootstrapping procedure where the quality of the dyadic sexual communication plays a key role in increasing o...
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| author | Roberta Galizia Annalisa Theodorou Chiara Simonelli Carlo Lai Filippo Maria Nimbi |
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| description | Difficulties related to sexual desire discrepancy are among the most common complaints in people seeking help in therapy. The aims of the current study were to test a mediation model using a bootstrapping procedure where the quality of the dyadic sexual communication plays a key role in increasing or diminishing the degree of perceived sexual desire discrepancy through sexual satisfaction. An online survey was administered through social media to N = 369 participants involved in a romantic relationship, measuring the quality of dyadic sexual communication, sexual satisfaction, the degree of the perceived sexual desire discrepancy, and a series of relevant covariates. As expected, the mediation model showed that a better quality of dyadic sexual communication is related to a lower degree of perceived sexual desire discrepancy through increased sexual satisfaction (β = −0.17, SE = 0.05, [95% CI = −0.27, −0.07]). The effect held over and above the effect of the relevant covariates. The theoretical and practical implications of the present study are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b9840d6f2554e1591506876ff5e28f12023-11-17T07:42:41ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-02-0111564810.3390/healthcare11050648Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire DiscrepancyRoberta Galizia0Annalisa Theodorou1Chiara Simonelli2Carlo Lai3Filippo Maria Nimbi4Department of Dynamic, Clinical and Health Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Education, Roma Tre University, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical and Health Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical and Health Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical and Health Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyDifficulties related to sexual desire discrepancy are among the most common complaints in people seeking help in therapy. The aims of the current study were to test a mediation model using a bootstrapping procedure where the quality of the dyadic sexual communication plays a key role in increasing or diminishing the degree of perceived sexual desire discrepancy through sexual satisfaction. An online survey was administered through social media to N = 369 participants involved in a romantic relationship, measuring the quality of dyadic sexual communication, sexual satisfaction, the degree of the perceived sexual desire discrepancy, and a series of relevant covariates. As expected, the mediation model showed that a better quality of dyadic sexual communication is related to a lower degree of perceived sexual desire discrepancy through increased sexual satisfaction (β = −0.17, SE = 0.05, [95% CI = −0.27, −0.07]). The effect held over and above the effect of the relevant covariates. The theoretical and practical implications of the present study are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/5/648perceived sexual desire discrepancyromantic relationshipssexual communicationsexual satisfaction |
| spellingShingle | Roberta Galizia Annalisa Theodorou Chiara Simonelli Carlo Lai Filippo Maria Nimbi Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy Healthcare perceived sexual desire discrepancy romantic relationships sexual communication sexual satisfaction |
| title | Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy |
| title_full | Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy |
| title_fullStr | Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy |
| title_short | Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy |
| title_sort | sexual satisfaction mediates the effects of the quality of dyadic sexual communication on the degree of perceived sexual desire discrepancy |
| topic | perceived sexual desire discrepancy romantic relationships sexual communication sexual satisfaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/5/648 |
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