Marital Satisfaction and Sexting Behavior Among Individuals in Relationships

We sought to understand that individuals who sext in their marital relationships by looking at sexting behaviors in relation to both relationship status and marital satisfaction. Three hundred twenty-seven individuals completed the sexting behavior scales and the Kansas marital satisfaction scale. R...

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Published inThe Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 17 - 21
Main Authors Jeanfreau, Michelle M., Wright, Lindsay, Noguchi, Kenji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Behavior
Behavior rating scales
Marital relations
Marital satisfaction
Marital status
Marriage
Text messaging
sexting
couples
relationship status
marital satisfaction
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Summary:We sought to understand that individuals who sext in their marital relationships by looking at sexting behaviors in relation to both relationship status and marital satisfaction. Three hundred twenty-seven individuals completed the sexting behavior scales and the Kansas marital satisfaction scale. Results indicate that about 91% of the population report sending or receiving sext text messages. Although they still partake, this study also found that married individuals have a more negative view of sexting compared to other relationship statuses, except for younger females who despite their negative views of sexting, reported high marital satisfaction. Finally, sexting within the marital relationship does not seem to increase marital satisfaction.
ISSN:1066-4807
1552-3950
DOI:10.1177/1066480718819868