PSY327H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Human Sexual Activity, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Charlotte York Goldenblatt
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Sexual frequency is associated with increased sexual satisfaction. Consistent for men and women, for people living in western vs. non western countries, for same-sex and mixed-sex couples. Also benefits for satisfaction with life in general . Sexual frequency only matters for well-being for people in relationships. Found a curcilinear effect of sexual frequency on life satisfaction. Romantic partners inevitable encounter situations in which their sexual interests differ. One of top 3 most cited arguments, common reason to seek therapy. In new relationships, people are rapidly expanding their sense of self. We start to incorporate the other person into our sense of self (self-other overlap) We tend to get into routines with our romantic partners and do fewer novel and exciting activities. To maintain satisfaction, we need to engage in activities that enable us to keep expanding our sense of self. 118 couples filled out surveys for 28 days. Each day rated relationship satisfaction, sexual activity, and sexual desire.
