Equity and sexual satisfaction in dating couples

  • Jane Traupmann*
  • , Elaine Hatfield
  • , Philip Wexler
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study was designed to determine whether or not equity considerations are important in dating couples' most intimate of relationships—their sexual relations. To answer this question, we interviewed 189 college men and women. We proposed: Men and women who feel their relationships are equitable (1) should be more content, and (2) should have more satisfying sexual relations than those who feel either overbenefited or underbenefited. We found strong support for the first hypothesis and some, far weaker support, for the second hypothesis. 1983 The British Psychological Society

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-40
Number of pages8
JournalBritish Journal of Social Psychology
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1983
Externally publishedYes

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