Feeling Close and Seeing a Partner in a New Light
How Self-Expansion Is Associated With Sexual Desire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2935809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophie C Go, Sophie Go, Sophie Goss (York University), Sophie C Goss (York University), Stephanie Raposo (0000-0002-5338-5253, York University), Rhonda Balzarini (0000-0001-7443-1266, Texas State University), Natalie O Rosen (0000-0002-4525-0770, Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada), Veronica Benyamin (0000-0002-3576-804X, York University), Amy Muise (0000-0002-9000-4106, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 2478-2506 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02654075221081137 |
| OpenAlex | W4220763343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 55 |
Sexual desire is associated with romantic relationship satisfaction and maintenance, yet desire for a partner often declines over time. Self-expansion (new experiences that facilitate growth) with a partner boosts desire, but how this occurs is not well-understood. Across three studies-a 21-day daily experience study, a one-month weekly experience study, and an experimental study-we tested whether closeness, and a new construct otherness (seeing a partner in a new light), accounted for the association between self-expansion and desire. Across studies, self-expansion was associated with higher closeness and otherness, and, in turn, higher sexual desire (indirect effect through otherness significant in Studies 1 and 3). The findings provide evidence for the importance of fostering closeness, as well as otherness, in the maintenance of desire
Association (psychology · Closeness · Construct (python library · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Human sexuality · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Romance · Sexual desire · Sexual relationship · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |