“I can’t get no satisfaction”: Insecure attachment, inhibited sexual communication, and sexual dissatisfaction

By Deborah Davis, Phillip R. Shaver, K. Widaman, Michael L. Vernon, W. Follette, K. Beitz. 2006

240 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Social Psychology

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/704830f47f494017f3aaae19d0b1bfc1ef8fd8f6

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. E. Impett
2. Robin S. Edelstein
3. Gurit E. Birnbaum
4. William J. Chopik
5. Rebecca D Stinson
6. A. Moors
7. Terri D. Conley
8. Amie M. Gordon

In Psychiatry and Mental health

1. Gurit E. Birnbaum
2. B. Butzer
3. L. Campbell
4. E. Impett

In Social Psychology

1. E. Impett
2. A. Strachman
3. Gurit E. Birnbaum
4. B. Butzer
5. L. Campbell
6. Amie M. Gordon
7. Robin S. Edelstein
8. A. Moors

Citations in the corpus

• Bound to interact: The divergent goals and complex interplay of attachment and sex within romantic relationships (2010, background): “Ironically, highly attachment-anxious people’s fear of abandonment may eventually lead them to inhibit the expression of their own sexual needs and defer to their partners’ preferences in order to please the partner (Davis et al., 2006).”
• Attachment styles and interpersonal approach and avoidance goals in everyday couple interactions (2008, background): “Other studies have also found that an anxious (though not necessarily preoccupied) attachment style is associated with a more inhibited and less assertive communication style (e.g., Anders & Tucker, 2000; Davis et al., 2006).”
• Hooking Up in Young Adulthood: A Review of Factors Influencing the Sexual Behavior of College Students (2010, background): “For them, the primary function of sex is as a barometer for the relationship—monitoring it for decreases in closeness and emotionality (Davis et al., 2006).”
• Attached to monogamy? Avoidance predicts willingness to engage (but not actual engagement) in consensual non-monogamy (2015, background): “and sexually satisfying long-term romantic relationships (e.g., Birnbaum, 2007; Butzer & Campbell, 2008; Davis et al., 2006).”
• Adult attachment, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction: A study of married couples (2008, background): “Based on previous research showing that anxious individuals tend to defer to their partner’s sexual needs, are distracted by relational concerns during sex, fear rejection and abandonment, and experience anxiety regarding sexual experiences (Birnbaum, 2007; Brennan et al., 1998; Davis et al., 2006),”
• Attachment and daily sexual goals: A study of dating couples (2008, background): “…showing that anxiously attached individuals tend to perceive sexual desire as a sign of love and a ‘‘barometer’’ of relationship quality, making them relatively less likely to assert their own sexual needs and interests and more likely to defer to the partner’s preferences (Davis et al., 2006).”