| Title: |
Sex and sexual orientation in the effects of coping strategies on relationship satisfaction |
| Authors: |
missing , missing; Buysse, Ann; Zhang, Wei Hong; Lu, Ciyong; Dewaele, Alexis |
| Source: |
FAMILY RELATIONS ; ISSN: 0197-6664 ; ISSN: 1741-3729 |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Ghent University Academic Bibliography |
| Subject Terms: |
Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; sexual orientation difference; relationship satisfaction; coping strategies |
| Description: |
Objective: This study examined sex and sexual orientation differences in the context of the effects of coping strategies on relationship satisfaction. Background: The sex and sexual orientation differences on the association between coping strategies and relationship satisfaction are not yet fully understood.Method: The participants were 3,805 Belgian individuals who self-identified as heterosexual (n = 2,024), bisexual (n = 790), or gay/lesbian (n = 991). Results: Results showed that (a) task-oriented and emotion oriented coping was positively and negatively associated with relationship satisfaction, respectively; (b) social diversion-oriented coping was positively associated with relationship satisfaction only among those who identified as heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; and (c) distraction-oriented coping was positively associated with relationship satisfaction only among those identifying as bisexual. Multiple group tests based on sex within each sexual orientation category confirm that (a) a stronger association was observed between task-oriented coping and relationship satisfaction for bisexual men compared to bisexual women; (b) the negative association between emotion-oriented coping and relationship satisfaction is only significant for heterosexual women, and not for bisexual women; and (c) the negative association between distraction-oriented coping and relationship satisfaction is significant for bisexual women, but not for heterosexual women.Conclusion: This study enhances our comprehension of the variations in the utilization of coping strategies and their effect on relationship satisfaction among individuals based on their sex and sexual orientation. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01GR43CEJRKWREM3YV2GKTD94V; https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12859; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01GR43CEJRKWREM3YV2GKTD94V/file/01GSFS63JJH0SZ74E3N20999RW |
| DOI: |
10.1111/fare.12859 |
| Availability: |
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01GR43CEJRKWREM3YV2GKTD94V; https://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01GR43CEJRKWREM3YV2GKTD94V; https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12859; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01GR43CEJRKWREM3YV2GKTD94V/file/01GSFS63JJH0SZ74E3N20999RW |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.1B459103 |
| Database: |
BASE |