a Department of Psychology , York University.
b Department of Psychology , Florida State University.
J Sex Res. 2018 May-Jun;55(4-5):540-562. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1421608. Epub 2018 Feb 8.
Sexual and relationship satisfaction tend to be closely linked in the context of romantic relationships. Understanding how sexual processes influence relationships and how aspects of the relationship influence a couple's sex life can provide insight into the maintenance of sexual desire and satisfaction over time. In this article, we review how theories and methods that form the foundation for relationship research have made-and will continue to make-sexuality research a stronger, more theoretical, and methodologically sophisticated science. We discuss the key theories that have been used to advance our understanding of who is more likely to be sexually satisfied in relationships, when sex is most satisfying, and how couples can have more satisfying sex lives and relationships. We then provide an overview of dyadic and repeated-measures designs and demonstrate how the use of these types of research methods allows relationship and sexuality researchers to answer novel and nuanced questions about how romantic partners influence each other, as well as how sexual processes unfold in couples' daily lives and over time. Throughout the review, we highlight what we see as fruitful directions for future research at the intersection of sexuality and relationships.
在浪漫关系的背景下，性满足和关系满意度往往密切相关。了解性过程如何影响关系，以及关系的哪些方面影响夫妻的性生活，可以深入了解随着时间的推移，性欲望和性满足感的维持。在本文中，我们回顾了构成关系研究基础的理论和方法是如何——并且将继续——使性研究成为一门更强大、更具理论性和更复杂的科学。我们讨论了一些关键理论，这些理论被用来推进我们对谁在关系中更有可能获得性满足、何时性最令人满意以及夫妻如何拥有更满意的性生活和关系的理解。然后，我们概述了对偶和重复测量设计，并展示了这些类型的研究方法的使用如何使关系和性研究人员能够回答关于浪漫伴侣如何相互影响的新颖而微妙的问题，以及性过程如何在夫妻的日常生活中展开并随着时间的推移。在整个审查过程中，我们强调了我们认为在性与关系的交叉点上有前途的未来研究方向。
