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Objectives Intimate behaviors, including cuddling, kissing, and genital touch, are interpersonal phenomena that are dependent on characteristics of the relationship as well as partners’ responses. Yet research on this topic typically relies on individual reports and does not account for interpersonal processes. In this study, we investigated how matching between heterosexual partners on relationship satisfaction and the extent to which they had sexual thoughts during the day, rather than their individual scores, may affect each partner's (satisfaction with) intimate behaviors. Methods Over the course of 21 days, 66 couples submitted daily reports on their (satisfaction with) intimate behaviors, and the extent to which they had sexual thoughts the previous day (every morning), and on their relationship satisfaction during the day (every evening). We estimated actor, partner, and within-couple agreement effects, as well as change, and daily variability. We examined both the magnitude and direction of matching in partner's evaluations and thoughts, while accounting for dependency within couples. Results Results showed that for women, matching on moderate levels of relationship satisfa

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Author

Aleksandra Pawłowska; Julia Norget; Erick Janssen; Dr. Marieke Dewitte

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)