Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Department of Psychology.
J Fam Psychol. 2021 Jun;35(4):523-533. doi: 10.1037/fam0000689. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
Sexual well-being is an important contributor to romantic relationship quality, health, and quality of life, yet couples face significant disruptions to their sexuality during the transition to parenthood. While there is evidence of variability in the sexual well-being of new parents, distinct classes of dyadic trajectories have not been established. Sexual frequency, desire, satisfaction, and distress are each unique components of sexual well-being and may follow different patterns of change within couples. We sought to establish classes of trajectories of four aspects of sexual well-being for couples in the transition to parenthood as well as the associations among identified classes. Couples ( = 203) expecting their first child completed online standardized measures of sexual well-being at 20 and 32 weeks in pregnancy and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum. Dyadic latent class growth analyses were conducted to identify classes of trajectories for each facet of sexual well-being, and dual trajectory analyses examined the probability of group membership across classes. Couples' sexual well-being over time was heterogeneous. Sexual frequency had two classes: high (33%) and low (67%); sexual desire had three classes: moderate (36%), high (25%), and discrepant (39%); sexual satisfaction had two classes: high (64%) and low (36%); and sexual distress had two classes: low (76%) and discrepant (24%). Overlap in classes of sexual well-being was variable such that high and low or discrepant (between partners) classes did not always co-occur. Findings provide more nuanced information about new parents' postpartum sexual health, which may facilitate early assessment and intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
性健康是促进浪漫关系质量、健康和生活质量的重要因素,但夫妻在过渡到为人父母时,性方面会面临重大干扰。虽然有证据表明新父母的性健康存在差异,但尚未确定对偶轨迹的不同类别。性频率、欲望、满意度和苦恼是性健康的独特组成部分,它们在夫妻之间可能会遵循不同的变化模式。我们旨在为过渡到为人父母的夫妻建立性健康的四个方面的轨迹类别,以及确定类别的关联。203 对夫妇在怀孕 20 周和 32 周以及产后 3、6、9 和 12 个月时,在线完成了性健康标准化测量。进行了对偶潜在类别增长分析,以确定每个性健康方面的轨迹类别,并且双轨迹分析检验了在不同类别中群体成员的可能性。夫妻的性健康随时间而异。性频率有两个类别:高(33%)和低(67%);性欲望有三个类别:中度(36%)、高(25%)和不一致(39%);性满意度有两个类别:高(64%)和低(36%);性苦恼有两个类别:低(76%)和不一致(24%)。性健康轨迹类别的重叠是可变的,因此高和低或不一致(伴侣之间)类并不总是同时出现。研究结果提供了关于新父母产后性健康的更细致的信息,这可能有助于早期评估和干预。(PsycInfo 数据库记录(c)2021 APA,保留所有权利)。