Associations Between Premarital Factors and First-Married, Heterosexual Newlywed Couples’ Frequency of Sex and Sexual Satisfaction Trajectories

References

• Allen, E. S., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., Williams, T., Melton, J., & Clements, M. L. (2008). Premarital precursors of marital infidelity. Family Process, 47, 243–259. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00251.x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Athanasiou, R., & Sarkin, R. (1974). Premarital sexual behavior and postmarital adjustment. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 3, 207–225. doi:10.1007/BF01541486
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Belsky, J., Spanier, G. B., & Rovine, M. (1983). Stability and change in marriage across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45, 567–577. doi:10.2307/351661
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Birditt, K. S., Hope, S., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. (2012). Developmental trajectories of marital happiness over 16 years. Research in Human Development, 9, 126–144. doi:10.1080/15427609.2012.680844
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blumenstock, S. M., & Papp, L. M. (2017). Sexual distress and marital quality of newlyweds: An investigation of sociodemographic moderators. Family Relations, 66, 794–808. doi:10.1111/fare.2017.66.issue-5
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bodenmann, G., Ledermann, T., & Bradbury, T. N. (2007). Stress, sex, and satisfaction in marriage. Personal Relationships, 14, 551–569. doi:10.1111/pere.2007.14.issue-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bolger, N., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2013). Intensive longitudinal methods: An introduction to diary and experience sampling research. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
   Google Scholar
• Box, G. E., & Tiao, G. C. (1973). Bayesian inference in statistical analysis. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesely.
   Google Scholar
• Brock, R. L., & Lawrence, E. (2008). A longitudinal investigation of stress spillover in marriage: Does spousal support adequacy buffer the effects? Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 11–20. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.22.1.11
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Call, V., Sprecher, S., & Schwartz, P. (1995). The incidence and frequency of marital sex in a national sample. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 639–652. doi:10.2307/353919
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Christensen, S. (2004). The effects of premarital sexual promiscuity on subsequent marital sexual satisfaction. (Unpublished thesis). Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
   Google Scholar
• Christopher, F. S., & Sprecher, S. (2000). Sexuality in marriage, dating, and other relationships: A decade review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 62, 999–1017. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00999.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Copen, C. E., Daniels, K., Vespa, J., & Mosher, W. D. (2012). First marriages in the United States: Data from the 2006–2010 national survey of family growth. National Health Statistics Reports, 49, 1–21.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• French, J. E., Altgelt, E. E., & Meltzer, A. L. (2019). The implications of sociosexuality for marital satisfaction and dissolution. Psychological Science, 30, 1460–1472. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0956797619868997
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Galambos, N. L., Fang, S., Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Lachman, M. E. (2015). Up, not down: The age curve in happiness from early adulthood to midlife in two longitudinal studies. Developmental Psychology, 51, 1664–1671. doi:10.1037/dev0000052
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Geiss, S. K., & O’Leary, K. D. (1981). Therapist ratings of frequency and severity of marital problems: Implications for research. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 7, 515–520. doi:10.1111/jmft.1981.7.issue-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goldberg, L. R. (1999). A broad-bandwidth, public domain, personality inventory measuring the lower-level facets of several five-factor models. In I. Mervielde, I. Deary, F. De Fruyt, & F. Ostendorf (Eds.), Personality psychology in Europe (Vol. 7, pp. 7–28). Tilburg, the Netherlands: Tilburg University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Hammen, C. L., Adrien, C., Gordon, D., Burge, D., Jaenicke, C., & Hiroto, D. (1987). Children of depressed mothers: Maternal strain and symptom predictors of dysfunction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 96, 190–198. doi:10.1037/0021-843X.96.3.190
   PubMed Web of Science ®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 Publications.
   Google Scholar
• Jacobson, N. S., & Moore, D. (1981). Spouses as observers of the events in their relationship. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 269–277. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.49.2.269
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kahn, J. R., & London, K. A. (1991). Premarital sex and the risk of divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 845–855. doi:10.2307/352992
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N. (1995). The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: A review of theory, methods, and research. Psychological Bulletin, 118, 3–34. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.118.1.3
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kelley, H. H., & Thibaut, J. W. (1978). Interpersonal relations: A theory of interdependence. New York, NY: Wiley.
   Google Scholar
• Kulu, H., & Boyle, P. J. (2010). Premarital cohabitation and divorce: Support for the “trial marriage” theory? Demographic Research, 23, 879–904.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Larson, J. H., Anderson, S. M., Holman, T. B., & Niemann, B. K. (1998). A longitudinal study of the effects of premarital communication, relationship stability, and self-esteem on sexual satisfaction in the first year of marriage. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 24, 193–206. doi:10.1080/00926239808404933
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lavner, J. A., & Bradbury, T. N. (2010). Patterns of change in marital satisfaction over the newlywed years. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 1171–1187. doi:10.1111/jomf.2010.72.issue-5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lavner, J. A., Bradbury, T. N., & Karney, B. R. (2012). Incremental change or initial differences? Testing two models of marital deterioration. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 606–616. doi:10.1037/a0029052
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. New York, NY: Springer.
   Google Scholar
• Lillard, L. A., Brien, M. J., & Waite, L. J. (1995). Premarital cohabitation and subsequent marital dissolution: A matter of self-selection? Demography, 32, 437–457. doi:10.2307/2061690
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lundberg, S., & Rose, E. (2003). Child gender and the transition to marriage. Demography, 40, 333–349. doi:10.1353/dem.2003.0015
   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
• McNulty, J. K., & Widman, L. (2013). The implications of sexual narcissism for sexual and marital satisfaction. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 1021–1032. doi:10.1007/s10508-012-0041-5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meltzer, A. L., Makhanova, A., Hicks, L. L., French, J. E., McNulty, J. K., & Bradbury, T. N. (2017). Quantifying the sexual afterglow: The lingering benefits of sex and their implications for pair-bonded relationships. Psychological Science, 28, 587–598. doi:10.1177/0956797617691361
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2016). Who is having more and better sex? The big five as predictors of sex in marriage. Journal of Research in Personality, 63, 62–66. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2016.05.010
   Web of Science ®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/jomf.2007.69.issue-3
   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
• Pedersen, W., & Blekesaune, M. (2003). Sexual satisfaction in young adulthood: Cohabitation, committed dating or unattached life? Acta Sociologica, 46, 179–193. doi:10.1177/00016993030463001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Radloff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurement, 1, 385–401. doi:10.1177/014662167700100306
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Raudenbush, S. W., Brennan, R. T., & Barnett, R. C. (1995). A multivariate hierarchical model for studying psychological change within married couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 9, 161–174. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.9.2.161
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Raudenbush, S. W., Bryk, A. S., Cheong, Y. F., Congdon, R. T., & Du Toit, M. (2011). HLM 7. Lincolnwood, IL: Scientific Software International.
   Google Scholar
• Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2012). The impact of the transition to cohabitation on relationship functioning: Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 348–358. doi:10.1037/a0028316
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rusbult, C. E. (1983). A longitudinal test of the investment model: The development (and deterioration) of satisfaction and commitment in heterosexual involvements. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45, 101–117. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.45.1.101
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rusbult, C. E., & Buunk, B. P. (1993). Commitment processes in close relationships: An interdependence analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 10, 175–204. doi:10.1177/026540759301000202
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schmiedeberg, C., & Schröder, J. (2016). Does sexual satisfaction change with relationship duration?. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 99–107. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0587-0
   PubMed Web of Science ®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
• Schröder, J., & Schmiedeberg, C. (2015). Effects of relationship duration, cohabitation, and marriage on the frequency of intercourse in couples: Findings from German panel data. Social Science Research, 52, 72–82. doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.01.009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schwartz, P., & Young, L. (2009). Sexual satisfaction in committed relationships. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 6, 1–17. doi:10.1525/srsp.2009.6.1.1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Scott, S. B., Post, K. M., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., & Rhoades, G. K. (2017). Changes in the sexual relationship and relationship adjustment precede extradyadic sexual involvement. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 395–406. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0797-0
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Selig, J. P., & Preacher, K. J. (2008). Monte Carlo method for assessing mediation: An interactive tool for creating confidence intervals for indirect effects [Computer software]. Retrieved from http://quantpsy.org/
   Google Scholar
• Selterman, D., Garcia, J. R., & Tsapelas, I. (2019). Motivations for extradyadic infidelity revisited. The Journal of Sex Research, 56, 273–286. doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1393494
   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
• Stafford, L., Kline, S. L., & Rankin, C. T. (2004). Married individuals, cohabiters, and cohabiters who marry: A longitudinal study of relational and individual well-being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 231–248.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stanley, S. M., Rhoades, G. H., & Markman, H. J. (2006). Sliding vs. deciding: Inertia and the premarital cohabitation effect. Family Relations, 55, 499–509. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00418.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stanley, S. M., Whitton, S. W., & Markman, H. J. (2004). Maybe I do: Interpersonal commitment and premarital or nonmarital cohabitation. Journal of Family Issues, 25, 496–519. doi:10.1177/0192513X03257797
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Storaasli, R. D., & Markman, H. J. (1990). Relationship problems in the early stages of marriage: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Family Psychology, 4, 80–98. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.4.1.80
   Google Scholar
• Straus, M. A. (1979). Measuring intrafamily conflict and violence: The conflict tactics (CT) scales. Journal of Marriage and Family, 41, 75–88. doi:10.2307/351733
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thompson, A. P. (1983). Extramarital sex: A review of the research literature. Journal of Sex Research, 19, 1–22. doi:10.1080/00224498309551166
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Estimated median age at first marriage, by sex: 1890 to the present. Retrieved from: www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/ms2.xls.
   Google Scholar
• West, B. T., Welch, K. B., & Galecki, A. T. (2007). Linear mixed models. A practical guide using statistical software. New York, NY: Chapman & Hall.
   Google Scholar
• Whisman, M. A., & Snyder, D. K. (2007). Sexual infidelity in a national survey of American women: Differences in prevalence and correlates as a function of method of assessment. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 147–154. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.2.147
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yabiku, S. T., & Gager, C. T. (2009). Sexual frequency and the stability of marital and cohabiting unions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 983–1000. doi:10.1111/jomf.2009.71.issue-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yucel, D., & Gassanov, M. A. (2010). Exploring actor and partner correlates of sexual satisfaction among married couples. Social Science Research, 39, 725–738. doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.09.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar