Love, Sex, and Satisfaction in On-Again/Off-Again Relationships: Exploring What Might Make These Relationships Alluring

Q3 Psychology

Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2017-06-07 DOI:10.1017/jrr.2017.12

René M. Dailey, Alexander Powell

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Abstract

The current study explored positive relational qualities — love, need satisfaction, sexual satisfaction— to better understand what might be alluring to on-again/off-again (cyclical) partners given that they typically report lower relational quality and functioning than non-cyclical partners (i.e., those who have not broken up and renewed). A sample of 558 young adults in current romantic relationships (27.6% in cyclical relationships) reported on Sternberg's (1997) three love components (intimacy, passion, and commitment), relationship need satisfaction (e.g., companionship, emotional involvement), and their sexual satisfaction. Results supported the bulk of research showing cyclical partners report lower relational quality — cyclical partners reported less love, need satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction. A pattern of findings regarding passion and need satisfaction regarding sexual and physical intimacy, however, suggests that cyclical partners might value the physical component of relationships more, and further, that passion might be more strongly related to global satisfaction as compared to non-cyclical partners. Overall, the value of this study is not in what differences were found but in ruling out certain explanations of what perpetuates cycling in young adult relationships. The current findings suggest the reasons individuals return to less satisfying relationships is complex and might require novel theoretical models.

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断断续续的关系中的爱、性和满足感：探索是什么让这些关系吸引人

目前的研究探索了积极的关系品质——爱、需求满足感、性满足感——以更好地理解什么可能对时断时续（周期性）伴侣有吸引力，因为他们通常报告的关系品质和功能低于非周期性伴侣（即那些没有分手和更新的伴侣）。558名处于当前浪漫关系中的年轻人（27.6%处于周期性关系中）的样本报告了Sternberg（1997）的三个爱情组成部分（亲密感、激情和承诺）、关系需求满意度（如陪伴、情感参与）和他们的性满意度。研究结果支持了大部分研究，表明周期性伴侣的关系质量较低——周期性伴侣报告的爱、需求满意度和性满意度较低。然而，关于性亲密和身体亲密的激情和需求满足的研究模式表明，周期性伴侣可能更重视关系中的身体成分，此外，与非周期性伴侣相比，激情可能与全球满意度更密切相关。总的来说，这项研究的价值不在于发现了什么差异，而在于排除了某些解释，即是什么使年轻人与成年人的关系中的自行车运动长期存在。目前的研究结果表明，个人回归不太令人满意的关系的原因很复杂，可能需要新的理论模型。

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期刊介绍： This innovative journal provides researchers and practitioners with access to quality, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed articles covering the entire range of fields associated with personal, intimate, organizational and family, and social relationships, development, training and analysis of human relationship skills across the life-span. Originally an initiative of the Psychology of Relationships Interest Group of the Australian Psychological Society, the journal became independent within its first year with the intention of publishing papers from the full array of researchers of relationship. The journal features an experienced and eclectic international Editorial Board and is international in its reach. There is a special emphasis on contributions from Asia, including the subcontinent and Pacific regions but the journal welcomes papers from all other parts of the world.