Keywords

shame, sexual satisfaction, relational aggression, love withdrawal, social sabotage

Abstract

This longitudinal study examined the relationship between husband and wife shame and husband and wife sexual satisfaction one year later with husband and wife relational aggression as mediating variables. The sample included 353 heterosexual married couples who participated in the Flourishing Families Research Project, a longitudinal study of daily family life. Results showed that husband and wife shame was negatively related with husband and wife sexual satisfaction, respectively. Husband love withdrawal was negatively related with both husband and wife sexual satisfaction, while wife love withdrawal was negatively related with only husband sexual satisfaction. Each partner's use of social sabotage was negatively related with their partner's sexual satisfaction. Research and clinical implications were discussed.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2015-07-01

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd7957

Language

english

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

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