Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction During the Early Years of Chinese Marriage: A Three-Wave, Cross-Lagged, Actor–Partner Interdependence Model

References

• Acock, A. C. (2005). Working with missing values. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 1012–1028. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00191.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Altman, D. (2004). Sexuality and globalization. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1, 63–68. doi:10.1525/srsp.2004.1.1.63
   Google Scholar
• Aubin, S., & Heiman, J. R. (2004). Sexual dysfunction from a relationship perspective. In J. H. Harvey, A. Wenzel, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), The handbook of sexuality in close relationships (pp. 477–517). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
   Google Scholar
• Baumeister, R. F. (2000). Gender differences in erotic plasticity: The female sex drive as socially flexible and responsive. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 347–374. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.126.3.347
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. (2011). Beijing statistical yearbook 2011. Retrieved from http://www.bjstats.gov.cn/nj/main/2011-en/index.htm
   Google Scholar
• Brown, J. D. (2002). Mass media influences on sexuality. Journal of Sex Research, 39, 42–45. doi:10.1080/00224490209552118
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bullough, V. L., & Ruan, F. F. (1994). Marriage divorce and sexual relations in contemporary China. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 25, 383–393.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buss, D. M. (2003). The evolution of desire. New York, NY: Basic Books.
   Google Scholar
• Butler, T., Imperato-McGinley, J., Pan, H., Voyer, D., Cordero, J., Zhu, Y. S., … Silbersweig, D. (2006). Sex differences in mental rotation: Top-down versus bottom–up processing. Neuroimage, 32, 445–456. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.03.030
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Byers, E. S. (2005). Relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction: A longitudinal study of individuals in long-term relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 42, 113–118. doi:10.1080/00224490509552264
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Byrne, B. M. (2001). Structural equation modeling with AMOS: Basic concepts, applications, and programming. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
   Google Scholar
• Christopher, F. S., & Sprecher, S. (2000). Sexuality in marriage, dating, and other relationships: A decade review. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 999–1017. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00999.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crawford, M., & Popp, D. (2003). Sexual double standards: A review and methodological critique of two decades of research. Journal of Sex Research, 40, 13–26. doi:10.1080/00224490309552163
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cross, S. E., Bacon, P. L., & Morris, M. L. (2000). The relational-interdependent self-construal and relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 791–808. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.78.4.791
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davis, D. S. (2014). Privatization of marriage in post-socialist china. Modern China, 40, 551–577. doi:10.1177/0097700414536528
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dion, K. K., & Dion, K. L. (1993). Individualistic and collectivistic perspectives on gender and the cultural context of love and intimacy. Journal of Social Issues, 49, 53–69. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1993.tb01168.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Edwards, J. N., & Booth, A. (1994). Sexuality, marriage, and well-being: The middle years. In A. S. Rossi (Eds.), Sexuality across the life course (pp. 233–259). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
   Google Scholar
• Elliott, S., & Umberson, D. (2008). The performance of desire: Gender and sexual negotiation in long-term marriages. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 391–406. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00489.x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Evans, H. (1995). Defining difference: The” scientific” construction of sexuality and gender in the people’s Republic of China. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 20, 357–394. doi:10.1086/494978
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Evans, H. (1997). Women and sexuality in China: Female sexuality and gender since 1949. New York, NY: Continuum.
   Google Scholar
• Fallis, E. E., Rehman, U. S., Woody, E. Z., & Purdon, C. (2016). The longitudinal association of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 822–831. doi:10.1037/fam0000205
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fincham, F. D., & Bradbury, T. N. (1987). The assessment of marital quality: A reevaluation. Journal of Marriage and Family, 49, 797–809. doi:10.2307/351973
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fincham, F. D., & Rogge, R. (2010). Understanding relationship quality: Theoretical challenges and new tools for assessment. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2, 227–242. doi:10.1111/j.1756-2589.2010.00059.x
   Google Scholar
• Garcia, R. L., Kenny, D. A., & Ledermann, T. (2015). Moderation in the actor-partner interdependence model. Personal Relationships, 22, 8–29. doi:10.1111/pere.12060
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gottman, J. M. (1999). The marriage clinic: A scientifically based marital therapy. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co.
   Google Scholar
• Guo, B., & Huang, J. (2005). Marital and sexual satisfaction in Chinese families: Exploring the moderating effects. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 31, 21–29. doi:10.1080/00926230590475224
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hatfield, E., & Rapson, R. L. (2006). Passionate love, sexual desire, and mate selection: Cross-Cultural and historical perspectives. In P. Noller & J. A. Feeney (Eds.), Close relationships: Functions, forms and processes (pp. 227–243). Hove, England: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis (UK).
   Google Scholar
• Henderson-King, D. H., & Veroff, J. (1994). Sexual satisfaction and marital well-being in the first years of marriage. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 11, 509–534. doi:10.1177/0265407594114002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heyman, R. E., Sayers, S. L., & Bellack, A. S. (1994). Global marital satisfaction versus marital adjustment: An empirical comparison of three measures. Journal of Family Psychology, 8, 432–446. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.8.4.432
   Google Scholar
• Hinsch, B. (2016). Women in imperial China. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
   Google Scholar
• Hudson, W. W. (1998). Index of Sexual Satisfaction. In C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, R. Bauserman, G. Schreer, & S. L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (pp. 512–513). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Huston, T. L., Caughlin, J. P., Houts, R. M., Smith, S. E., & George, L. J. (2001). The connubial crucible: Newlywed years as predictors of marital delight, distress, and divorce. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 237–252. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.80.2.237
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2006). “His” and “her” relationships? A review of the empirical evidence. In A. L. Vangelisti & D. Perlman (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (pp. 273–291). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Ji, Y. (2015). Asian families at the crossroads: A meeting of east, west, tradition, modernity, and gender. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 1031–1038. doi:10.1111/jomf.12223
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Karney, B. R., Davila, J., Cohan, C. L., Sullivan, K. T., Johnson, M. D., & Bradbury, T. N. (1995). An empirical investigation of sampling strategies in marital research. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 909–920. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.66.2.413
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kelley, H. H., & Thibaut, J. (1978). Interpersonal relations: A theory of interdependence. New York, NY: Wiley.
   Google Scholar
• Kenny, D. A. (2012). Mediation. Retrieved from http://davidakenny.net/cm/mediate.htm
   Google Scholar
• Kenny, D. A., Kashy, D. A., & Cook, W. L. (2006). Dyadic data analysis. New York, NY: Guilford.
   Google Scholar
• Kenny, D. A., & Malloy, T. E. (1988). Partner effects in social interaction. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 12, 34–57. doi:10.1007/BF00987351
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kline, R. B. (2011). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling (3rd ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
   Google Scholar
• Lau, J. T., Yang, X., Wang, Q., Cheng, Y., Tsui, H. Y., Mui, L. W., & Kim, J. H. (2006). Gender power and marital relationship as predictors of sexual dysfunction and sexual satisfaction among young married couples in rural China: A population-based study. Urology, 67, 579–585. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2005.09.039
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lavner, J. A., Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N. (2014). Relationship problems over the early years of marriage: Stability or change? Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 979–985. doi:10.1037/a0037752
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lawrance, K. A., & Byers, E. S. (1995). Sexual satisfaction in long‐term heterosexual relationships: The interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 2, 267–285. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1995.tb00092.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Little, T. D., Cunningham, W. A., Shahar, G., & Widaman, K. F. (2002). To parcel or not to parcel: Exploring the question, weighing the merits. Structural Equation Modeling, 9, 151–173. doi:10.1207/S15328007SEM0902_1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, J., Bell, E., & Zhang, J. (2017). Conjugal intimacy, gender and modernity in contemporary China. The British Journal of Sociology. Advanced Online Publication. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.12338
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maxwell, S. E., Cole, D. A., & Mitchell, M. A. (2011). Bias in cross-sectional analyses of longitudinal mediation: Partial and complete mediation under an autoregressive model. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 46, 816–841. doi:10.1080/00273171.2011.606716
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McNulty, J. K., & Fisher, T. D. (2008). Gender differences in response to sexual expectancies and changes in sexual frequency: A short-term longitudinal study of sexual satisfaction in newly married couples. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37, 229–240. doi:10.1007/s10508-007-9176-1
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McNulty, J. K., Wenner, C. A., & Fisher, T. D. (2016). Longitudinal associations among relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and frequency of sex in early marriage. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 85–97. doi:10.1007/s10508-014-0444-6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meade, A. W., Johnson, E. C., & Braddy, P. W. (2008). Power and sensitivity of alternative fit indices in tests of measurement invariance. The Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 568–592. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.93.3.568
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meana, M. (2010). Elucidating women’s (hetero) sexual desire: Definitional challenges and content expansion. Journal of Sex Research, 47, 104–122. doi:10.1080/00224490903402546
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China. (2011). Reports of the 2010 population census of the people’s Republic of China. Retrieved from http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/Statisticaldata/CensusData/rkpc2010/indexch.htm
   Google Scholar
• Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2007). Stress crossover in newlywed marriage: A longitudinal and dyadic perspective. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 594–607. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00394.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Norton, R. (1983). Measuring marital quality: A critical look at the dependent variable. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45, 141–151. doi: 10.2307/351302
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Olson, D. H., Fournier, D. G., & Druckman, J. M. (1985). ENRICH: Enriching and nurturing relationship issues, communication and happiness. In D. H. Olson, H. I. McCubbin, H. Barnes, A. Larsen, M. Muxen, & M. Wilson (eds.), Family inventories. St. Paul, Minnesota: Family Social Sciences. University of Minnesota.
   Google Scholar
• Oyserman, D., Coon, H. M., & Kemmelmeier, M. (2002). Rethinking individualism and collectivism: Evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analyses. Psychological Bulletin, 128, 3–72. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.128.1.3
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pan, S. (1993). A sex revolution in current China. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 6, 1–14. doi:10.1300/J056v06n02_01
   Google Scholar
• Parish, W. L., Luo, Y., Stolzenberg, R., Laumann, E. O., Farrer, G., & Pan, S. (2007). Sexual practices and sexual satisfaction: A population based study of Chinese urban adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 5–20. doi:10.1007/s10508-006-9082-y
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pei, Y., Ho, S., & Ng, M. (2007). Studies on women’s sexuality in China since 1980: A critical review. Journal of Sex Research, 44, 202–212. doi:10.1080/00224490701263868
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peplau, L. A. (2003). Human sexuality: How do men and women differ? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12, 37–40. doi:10.1111/1467-8721.01221
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Petersen, J. L., & Hyde, J. S. (2010). A meta-analytic review of research on gender differences in sexuality, 1993–2007. Psychological Bulletin, 136, 21–38. doi:10.1037/a0017504
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pimentel, E. E. (2006). Gender ideology, household behavior, and backlash in urban China. Journal of Family Issues, 27, 341–365. doi:10.1177/0192513X05283507
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Preacher, K. J., & Hayes, A. F. (2008). Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models. Behavior Research Methods, 40, 879–891. doi:10.3758/BRM.40.3.879
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Renaud, C., Byers, E. S., & Pan, S. (1997). Sexual and relationship satisfaction in mainland China. Journal of Sex Research, 34, 399–410. doi:10.1080/00224499709551907
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rogers, W. M., & Schmitt, N. (2004). Parameter recovery and model fit using multidimensional composites: A comparison of four empirical parceling algorithms. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 39, 379–412. doi:10.1207/S15327906MBR3903_1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ruan, F. F., & Matsumura, M. (1991). Sex in China: Studies in sexology in Chinese culture. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
   Google Scholar
• Sabatelli, R. M., & Shehan, C. L. (1993). Exchange and resource theories. In P. G. Boss, W. J. Doherty, R. LaRossa, W. R. Schumm, & S. K. Steinmetz (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach (pp. 385–417). New York, NY: Plenum Press.
   Google Scholar
• Schoenfeld, E. A., Loving, T. J., Pope, M. T., Huston, T. L., & Štulhofer, A. (2017). Does sex really matter? Examining the connections between spouses’ nonsexual behaviors, sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 489–501. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0672-4
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schwartz, P., & Young, L. (2009). Sexual satisfaction in committed relationships. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 6, 1–17. doi:10.1525/srsp.2009.6.1.1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• So, H., & Cheung, F. M. (2005). Review of Chinese sex attitudes & applicability of sex therapy for Chinese couples with sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sex Research, 42, 93–101. doi:10.1080/00224490509552262
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sprecher, S. (2002). Sexual satisfaction in premarital relationships: Associations with satisfaction, love, commitment, and stability. Journal of Sex Research, 39, 190–196. doi:10.1080/00224490209552141
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tang, N., Bensman, L., & Hatfield, E. (2013). Culture and sexual self-disclosure in intimate relationships. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 7, 227–245. doi:10.5964/ijpr.v7i2.141
   Google Scholar
• Tzeng, O. S. (1993). Measurement of love and intimate relations: Theories, scales, and applications for love development, maintenance, and dissolution. Westport, CT, US: Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group.
   Google Scholar
• Voronov, M., & Singer, J. A. (2002). The myth of individualism-collectivism: A critical review. The Journal of Social Psychology, 142, 461–480. doi:10.1080/00224540209603912
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• William, L., Xiao, Z., Li, B., & Freedman, R. (1990). The rise in female education in China: National and regional patterns. The China Quarterly, 121, 61–93. doi:10.1017/S0305741000013515
   Google Scholar
• Xiao, Z., Mehrotra, P., & Zimmerman, R. (2011). Sexual revolution in China: Implications for Chinese women and society. AIDS Care, 23, 105–112. doi:10.1080/09540121.2010.532537
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xu, A., & Xia, Y. (2014). The changes in mainland Chinese families during the social transition: A critical analysis. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 45, 31–53. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24339439
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xu, A., Xie, X., Liu, W., Xia, Y., & Liu, D. (2007). Chinese family strengths and resiliency. Marriage & Family Review, 41, 143–164. doi:10.1300/J002v41n01_08
   Google Scholar
• Xu, Y., & Burleson, B. R. (2004). The association of experienced spousal support with marital satisfaction: Evaluating the moderating effects of sex, ethnic culture, and type of support. Journal of Family Communication, 4, 123–145. doi:10.1207/s15327698jfc0402_3
   Google Scholar
• Yeh, H., Lorenz, F. O., Wickrama, K. S., Conger, R. D., & Elder, G. J. (2006). Relationships among sexual satisfaction, marital quality, and marital instability at midlife. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 339–343. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.339
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, J., Smith, S., Swisher, M., Fu, D., & Fogarty, K. (2011). Gender role disruption and marital satisfaction among wives of Chinese international students in the United States. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 42, 523–542. doi:10.1037/t01038-000
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar