Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Sexual Satisfaction in Couples

Abstract

Sexual satisfaction is an important concept in relationships contributing to psychological general well-being. The present study examined dyadic associations between mental health variables, particularly depression, anxiety, and stress, and sexual satisfaction. Using data of 102 heterosexual married couples from Turkey (mean age = 30.06 years), we sought to investigate whether a person’s depression, anxiety, and stress were associated with his or her own as well as the partner’s sexual satisfaction. Actor-Partner Independence Model (APIM) analysis revealed that husbands’ anxiety and stress were associated with their own sexual satisfaction and husbands’ depression was associated with both their own and the wives’ sexual satisfaction. Wives’ depression and stress were associated with their own sexual satisfaction but not with the satisfaction of their husbands. Additionally, wives’ anxiety was not neither associated with their own nor their husbands’ sexual satisfaction.

Data availability

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author [SK]. Data are not publicly available due to containing information that could compromise the privacy of study participants.

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