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- Title
“I can’t get no satisfaction”: Insecure attachment, inhibited sexual communication, and sexual dissatisfaction.
- Authors
DAVIS, DEBORAH; SHAVER, PHILLIP R.; WIDAMAN, KEITH F.; VERNON, MICHAEL L.; FOLLETTE, WILLIAM C.; BEITZ, KENDRA
- Abstract
An Internet survey was conducted to extend the investigation of attachment style to the domains of sexual communication and sexual satisfaction. We hypothesized that insecure attachment would be associated with sexual dissatisfaction, mediated by inhibited communication of sexual needs. Further, the association of attachment with inhibited communication was expected to be mediated by attachment-related tendencies toward deference to partners’ needs, concern with the relationship implications of sexual choices, general anxiety regarding sex, and feelings for one’s partner. Somewhat different mediational pathways were predicted for each of the 2 dimensions of attachment insecurity: anxiety and avoidance. Respondents ( N= 1,989, around half of them involved in a sexual relationship at the time of the study and half not involved but with previous sexual relationship experience) completed measures of attachment-related anxiety and avoidance, neuroticism (a possible confound), and sexual communication and satisfaction. Results generally supported the hypotheses and provided additional evidence regarding the associations between attachment style, sexual communication, and sexual satisfaction.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATION &; human sexuality; SATISFACTION; HUMAN sexuality; HUMAN behavior; CONTENTMENT; ATTACHMENT behavior; INTERPERSONAL communication; EMOTIONS; ANXIETY
- Publication
Personal Relationships, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 4, p465
- ISSN
1350-4126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00130.x