TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive Communication and Partner Appraisals Among Mothers and Their Long-Term Male Partners
T2 - Impact on Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction
AU - Leistner, Christine E.
AU - Mark, Kristen P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Patty Brisben Foundation for Women?s Sexual Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/4/2
Y1 - 2020/4/2
N2 - Parents in the USA struggle to maintain their sexual and relational health over time. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of positive communication and partner appraisals on sexual and relationship satisfaction in a sample of 93 mixed sex couples (N = 186) with children living in the home on a full-time basis. Results indicated that for men and women, positive communication scores predicted higher levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction and more positive partner appraisals predicted higher levels of relationship satisfaction. Significant results were also found at the couple-level. Findings have clinical and educational implications for parents.
AB - Parents in the USA struggle to maintain their sexual and relational health over time. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of positive communication and partner appraisals on sexual and relationship satisfaction in a sample of 93 mixed sex couples (N = 186) with children living in the home on a full-time basis. Results indicated that for men and women, positive communication scores predicted higher levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction and more positive partner appraisals predicted higher levels of relationship satisfaction. Significant results were also found at the couple-level. Findings have clinical and educational implications for parents.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2019.1692980
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2019.1692980
M3 - Article
C2 - 31777315
AN - SCOPUS:85076201323
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 46
SP - 269
EP - 281
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 3
ER -