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When Power Becomes a Turn-Off: Interactions Between Relational Power and Ineffective Arguing on Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Couples Seeking Therapy


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dc.contributor.advisorNovak, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Faith
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-25T14:09:19Z
dc.date.available2022-07-25T14:09:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-25
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.auburn.edu//handle/10415/8309
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the current study was to explore associations between low relational power, ineffective arguing, and sexual satisfaction among heterosexual couples seeking couples’ therapy (N = 175). Analyses utilized the Actor-Partner Independence Model to explore three research questions: (1) Is one’s own relationship between low relational power and sexual satisfaction mediated by one’s own ineffective arguing perceptions (actor-actor-actor)? (2) Is one’s own relationship between low relational power and sexual satisfaction mediated by their partner’s ineffective arguing perceptions (actor-partner-actor)? (3) Is the relationship between one’s low relational power and their partner’s sexual satisfaction mediated by one’s own perceptions of ineffective arguing (actor-actor-partner)? Results comparing the fit of six alternative structural models indicated a significant indirect effect from male perceptions of low relational power to female sexual satisfaction through male perception of ineffective arguing. This paper concludes with a discussion of these results, along with implications for therapy and future research.en_US
dc.subjectHuman Development and Family Scienceen_US
dc.titleWhen Power Becomes a Turn-Off: Interactions Between Relational Power and Ineffective Arguing on Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Couples Seeking Therapyen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2022-07-25en_US

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