Department of Human Sciences.
J Fam Psychol. 2022 Apr;36(3):358-371. doi: 10.1037/fam0000946. Epub 2021 Dec 30.
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 ( = .37) and sexual satisfaction ( = .43). For relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction, the effect size for quality of sexual communication ( = .43; .52) was larger compared to the frequency of sexual communication ( .31; .31) and sexual self-disclosure ( = .28; .39). After controlling for the average age and relationship length of the sample, samples with married participants ( .49) had larger effect sizes compared to samples with mixed relationship statuses ( = .35). Higher levels of individualism ( = .003) strengthened, and higher levels of gender inequality ( = -.06) weakened, the association between sexual communication and sexual satisfaction. Finally, when sociosexuality was low, sexual communication had a large association with relationship satisfaction for men ( = .69) and a small association for women ( = .16). Measurement, sample characteristics, and cultural factors have an important role in understanding the link between partners' sexual communication and their relationship and sexual satisfaction. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
尽管有大量证据表明性沟通与关系和性满意度呈正相关，但对于性沟通的哪些方面对关系和性满意度更重要或更不重要，仍存在经验上的模糊性。进行了一项系统的元分析，以调查性沟通与关系和性满意度之间的关联强度是否因性沟通的维度以及个人、人际和文化因素而有所不同。元分析包括 93 项研究，共有 209 个独特的效应量，代表了当前关系中 38499 个独特的个体。多层次元分析证明，性沟通与关系（ =.37）和性满意度（ =.43）呈正相关。对于关系满意度和性满意度，性沟通质量（ =.43；.52）的效应量大于性沟通频率（.31；.31）和性自我表露（ =.28；.39）。在控制样本的平均年龄和关系长度后，有已婚参与者的样本（.49）的效应量比具有混合关系状态的样本（ =.35）更大。个人主义水平较高（ =.003）会增强，性别不平等水平较高（ = -.06）会削弱性沟通与性满意度之间的关联。最后，当社交开放性较低时，性沟通对男性的关系满意度有很大的关联（ =.69），对女性的关联较小（ =.16）。测量、样本特征和文化因素在理解伴侣性沟通与他们的关系和性满意度之间的联系方面起着重要作用。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
