Interpersonal communication and sexual adjustment: The roles of understanding and agreement.

摘要: The influence of interpersonal communication on sexual adjustment in cohabiting heterosexual couples was investigated. Male and female partners from 76 independently completed measures their own partners' preferences, as well general relationship adjustment, difficulties, marital role depression, social desirability. Results indicated that satisfaction both associated with men's understanding partner's preferences agreement between preferences. influential supported by hierarchical regression, convergent discriminant evidence, multiple regression models accounted for 51% 63% variance women's satisfaction. General An explanation understanding's function is proposed, accounting gender differences within across realms relating.