1University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2013 Oct;39(10):1320-32. doi: 10.1177/0146167213490963. Epub 2013 Jun 28.
Across three studies, we demonstrate that pursuing sex for approach goals, such as to enhance intimacy, fuels satisfaction and pursuing sex for avoidance goals, such as to avoid disappointing a partner, detracts from satisfaction. In Study 1, we use hypothetical scenarios to provide experimental support for the associations between sexual goals and sexual and relationship satisfaction. In Study 2, a dyadic daily experience study of dating couples, we demonstrate that daily sexual goals are associated with both partners' daily relationship and sexual satisfaction. In Study 3, a dyadic daily experience study, we replicate the daily associations between sexual goals and satisfaction in a sample of long-term couples, and demonstrate that sexual goals impact partner's relationship and sexual quality 4 months later. In all studies, the associations between sexual goals and enhanced satisfaction as reported by both partners were mediated by sexual desire. Implications for research on sexual motivation and close relationships are discussed.
在三项研究中，我们证明了追求性的接近目标，例如增进亲密感，可以促进满足感，而追求性的回避目标，例如避免让伴侣失望，则会降低满足感。在研究 1 中，我们使用假设情景为性目标与性和关系满意度之间的关联提供实验支持。在研究 2 中，对约会情侣的双日体验研究，我们证明了每日性目标与伴侣的日常关系和性满意度都有关联。在研究 3 中，我们在长期情侣的样本中复制了性目标与满意度之间的日常关联，并证明了性目标会影响 4 个月后伴侣的关系和性质量。在所有研究中，双方报告的性目标与增强的满足感之间的关联都被性欲望所介导。讨论了这些研究对性动机和亲密关系研究的意义。
