What Are Americans’ Favorite Aspects of Partnered Sex? Findings From a U.S. Nationally Representative Survey
Using data from an online, cross-sectional U.S. nationally representative survey, we analyzed participants' responses to an open-ended item that asked them to look back on their entire lives and to describe their favorite aspects of being sexual with a partner. These text responses (n = 2755) were grouped into 22 codes, the most common of which were closeness/intimacy, specific sex acts, feels good, love/caring, satisfying/pleasing a partner, and orgasm. The present study extends the existing literature on positive aspects of sexuality.
Authors
- Tsung‐chieh Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2118-7225)
- Ruhun Wasata
- J. Dennis Fortenberry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-176X)
- Debby Herbenick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0352-2248)
- Owen Miller
- Callie Patterson Perry
- Bethany Lumsdaine
- Mary Balle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0908-8289)
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Des Moines University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2024.2432261
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40