Sex differences in predictors of relationship satisfaction: The effects of dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation and having children
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Meskó, Norbert
Őry, Fanni
Happ, Zsuzsa
Zsidó, András Norbert
Abstract / Description
The present study explored sex differences in the predictors of relationship satisfaction (dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation, having children). A total of 465 Hungarian participants (319 women and 146 men) with a mean age of 33.6 years completed an online test battery comprising four self-report measures. The results revealed that women’s relationship satisfaction had more significant predictors than men’s, and half of the common predictors showed significant sex differences. Men’s satisfaction was positively predicted by the Intimacy and Passion components of love, while it was negatively predicted by Negative Dyadic Coping and by having at least one child. Besides Intimacy and Passion, two common predictors across sexes, women’s satisfaction was also positively predicted by the Commitment component of love, and also by successful coping with dyadic stress. By contrast, negative predictors were having sex as a means of coping with emotional problems (Sex as Coping), the individual aspect of dyadic coping (One’s Own Dyadic Coping), and Negative Dyadic coping. The findings are discussed in both bio-psychological and social constructionist approaches.
Keyword(s)
relationship satisfaction dyadic coping love sexual motivation sex differencesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2022-12-09
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
16
Issue
2
Page numbers
277–294
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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Meskó, N., Őry, F., Happ, Z., & Zsidó, A. N. (2022). Sex differences in predictors of relationship satisfaction: The effects of dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation and having children. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 16(2), 277-294. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.7217
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Meskó, Norbert
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Őry, Fanni
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Happ, Zsuzsa
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Zsidó, András Norbert
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Date of first publication2022-12-09
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Abstract / DescriptionThe present study explored sex differences in the predictors of relationship satisfaction (dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation, having children). A total of 465 Hungarian participants (319 women and 146 men) with a mean age of 33.6 years completed an online test battery comprising four self-report measures. The results revealed that women’s relationship satisfaction had more significant predictors than men’s, and half of the common predictors showed significant sex differences. Men’s satisfaction was positively predicted by the Intimacy and Passion components of love, while it was negatively predicted by Negative Dyadic Coping and by having at least one child. Besides Intimacy and Passion, two common predictors across sexes, women’s satisfaction was also positively predicted by the Commitment component of love, and also by successful coping with dyadic stress. By contrast, negative predictors were having sex as a means of coping with emotional problems (Sex as Coping), the individual aspect of dyadic coping (One’s Own Dyadic Coping), and Negative Dyadic coping. The findings are discussed in both bio-psychological and social constructionist approaches.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationMeskó, N., Őry, F., Happ, Z., & Zsidó, A. N. (2022). Sex differences in predictors of relationship satisfaction: The effects of dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation and having children. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 16(2), 277-294. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.7217en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/7950
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12409
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.7217
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Keyword(s)relationship satisfactionen_US
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Keyword(s)dyadic copingen_US
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Keyword(s)loveen_US
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Keyword(s)sexual motivationen_US
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Keyword(s)sex differencesen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleSex differences in predictors of relationship satisfaction: The effects of dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation and having childrenen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers277–294
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Volume16
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