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Women Are Slightly More Sexually Satisfied in Their Romantic Relationships Than Men

An Integrative Data Analytic Approach

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ID8359652
AuthorsAshlyn Brady (0000-0003-0748-4557, Sweet Briar College, corresponding author), Lisa R Baker (0000-0001-7893-4573, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Levi R Baker, Jessica A Maxwell (0000-0002-5482-6911, McMaster University), Sara B Algoe (0000-0002-1273-2968, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Carolyn Birnie-Porter (Saint Mary's University), Marlee Brownstein (McGill University), Kathleen L Carswell (0000-0001-9442-280X, Durham University), Emily J Cro (0000-0001-5840-7805, University of Essex), Emily J Cross, Anik Debrot (0000-0002-9681-7271, University of Lausanne), Eli J Finkel, Eli Finkel (Northwestern University), Cheryl Harasymchuk (0000-0002-9872-0035, Carleton University), Emily A Impett, Emily Impett (0000-0003-3348-7524, University of Toronto), James J Kim, James Kim (0000-0002-5136-5857, Lakehead University), Chelom E Leavitt (0000-0002-0740-5508, Brigham Young University), Geoff Macdonald (0009-0000-4723-9252, University of Toronto), Michael R Maniaci (0000-0001-6796-8954, Florida Atlantic University), Kristen P Mark (0000-0002-0524-3357, University of Minnesota Medical Center), James K Mcnulty (0000-0002-5476-7472, Florida State University), Andrea L Meltzer (0000-0002-4353-2889, Florida State University), Amy Muise (0000-0002-9000-4106, York University), Nickola C Overall (0000-0002-9703-4383, University of Auckland), Yoobin Park, Yoobin Elyson Park (0000-0002-3844-1333, University of California, San Francisco), H T Reis (0000-0002-3542-6074, University of Rochester), Francesca Righetti (0000-0002-5126-1388, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Year2026
Volume55
Issue1
Pages289-311
Publication date2026-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-025-03317-w
PMID41670901
OpenAlexW7128585995
LanguageEN
References cited83

Interpersonal relationship · Public health · Reproductive health · Romance · Sexual attraction · Sexual behavior · Sexual relationship · Sexually active · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Sexual function and dysfunction studies

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