Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Evaluating a General Meaning of Sex Measure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21320331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Veronica Hanna-Walker (0000-0003-3486-3990, University of Connecticut Storrs CT USA, corresponding author), Dean Busby (0000-0002-1943-7056, Brigham Young University Provo UT USA), Chelom E Leavitt (0000-0002-0740-5508, Brigham Young University Provo UT USA), L James (0000-0003-3901-3880, Brigham Young University Provo UT USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1307-1330 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family Process (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/famp.12631 |
| PMID | 33460145 |
| OpenAlex | W3122680482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 52 |
The presence of and search for meaning has divergent and salient outcomes for individuals’ physical, mental, and emotional well‐being. Although numerous domains of meaning have been examined, the literature on the meaning of sex is sparse and lacks a quantitative measure. In this study, we evaluated a new general Meaning of Sex (MOS) Measure that captured the presence of (MOS‐P) and search for (MOS‐S) the meaning of sex by analyzing how these subscales were associated with important relational and sexual outcomes (i.e., relationship stability and satisfaction and sexual satisfaction) in two samples. For Sample 1, all participants ( N = 865) reported engaging in what they considered to be sexual intercourse and were either single or in a relationship. For Sample 2, all participants ( N = 884) reported being in a committed relationship for at least two years. With both samples, confirmatory factor analyses showed good construct validity as the two subscales were distinct from one another and had good reliability. The analyses also demonstrated divergent validity between both scales and meaning in life, sexual motivations, sexual beliefs, and religiosity. The MOS‐S had a strong (and negative) association with relationship stability in both samples. The MOS‐P had a strong (and positive) association with relationship satisfaction in both samples
Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct (python library) · Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Meaning (existential) · Mental health · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Religiosity · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |