Dimensions of couples' sexual communication, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Despite consistent evidence that sexual communication positively correlates with relationship and sexual satisfaction, there has been empirical murkiness regarding which aspects of sexual communication matter more or less for relationship and sexual satisfaction. A systematic meta-analysis was conducted to investigate if the strength of the association between sexual communication and relationship and sexual satisfaction varied by dimensions of sexual communication and individual, interpersonal, and cultural factors. The meta-analysis included 93 studies with 209 unique effect sizes, which represented 38,499 unique individuals in a current relationship. The multilevel meta-analysis evidenced a positive association between sexual communication and both relationship (r = .37) and sexu

SUBMITTER: Mallory AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153093 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature