Moral RJ

Language: Spanish
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Page: 85-102
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ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship and predictive potential of demographic and religious variables (religious conviction and religious services assistance), dyadic adjustment, marital satisfaction, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, positive and negative affection, social desirability and marital aggrandizement on sexual satisfaction. It was employed an incidental sample of 100 married couples. The analysis was calculated for the paired data and each gender sample. The statistical techniques employed were: correlation, multiple linear regression (stepwise method), and Principal Components Factor Analysis to generate orthogonal variables and to calculate predictive models by the method Enter. Results indicated that self-reported sexual satisfaction was independent from the sexual intercourse frequency in women but not in men; this can reflect a differential reinforcement nature. As for sexual satisfaction women and men were similar in the need of being-in-love and in marital satisfaction. The differences rested on emotions and religion. Negative emotions, especially anxiety, hindered the female sexual satisfaction. Positive emotions, together with a tendency for exalting the marital satisfaction, favored males’ sexual satisfaction. The religiousness was an inhibitor of male sexual satisfaction. From these results it can be derived important aspects to complement sexual therapy.