Sexual desire and emotional
intimacy are central to relationships, yet little is known about how these
feelings vary within and between partners or relate to dyad functioning. We
explored magnitude and stability of momentary sexual desire and emotional
intimacy in relation to quality and functioning of heterosexual relationships.
After reporting perceived relationship quality and physical intimacy enjoyment,
members of 18 emerging adult heterosexual couples reported momentary
partner-specific sexual desire and emotional intimacy several times a day for
two weeks (2,224 reports). Mean and mean squared successive difference
(MSSD) characterized magnitude and stability, respectively, of the momentary
states.
Regression models of relationship outcomes examined influence of the
male versus female partner having greater or more stable desire and intimacy.
Sexual desire and emotional intimacy magnitude and stability were associated
with relationship quality and physical intimacy enjoyment differently for men
versus women. Gender-specific differences between partners also predicted
relationship outcomes. Men particularly perceived higher relationship quality
and enjoyed physical intimacy more when they had higher and more stable sexual
desire and their female partners had more stable emotional intimacy.
Partner
differences in momentary sexual desire and emotional intimacy may contribute to
understanding quality and functioning of heterosexual relationships.
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- 1a Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine , Boston Children's Hospital.
- 2b Department of Pediatrics , Harvard Medical School.
- 3c Clinical Research Center , Boston Children's Hospital.
- 4d Department of Community and Family Medicine , Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
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