Sexual beliefs, interpersonal perception and sexual satisfaction

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study investigated the correlation between sexual beliefs, as well as the interpersonalperception of sexual beliefs within a marriage, and the dyadic adjustment and sexualsatisfaction.Participants were 38 couples, married less than 10 years. Each participant completed theRevised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Index of Sexual Satisfaction and the SexualIrrationality Questionnaire. Each participant was also requested to complete the latterquestionnaire as he/she would expect hislher partner to complete it.A significant relationship was found between sexual satisfaction and dyadic adjustment,as well as between spouses' sexual beliefs and their perceptions of their partners' sexualbeliefs. No support was found for the hypotheses that the interpersonal perception ofsexual beliefs would correlate with either sexual satisfaction or marital adjustment.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University