Sex with God: the impact of sexual education and sexual communication on sexual satisfaction in traditional and ultra-orthodox Jewish relationships
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- Title
- Sex with God: the impact of sexual education and sexual communication on sexual satisfaction in traditional and ultra-orthodox Jewish relationships
- Creator
- Candice Rakusin
- Supervisor
- Dr Marina Rachitskiy.
- Date
- 2016
- Abstract
- Background Information: The previous and current research that has focused on couple satisfaction in traditional to ultra-Orthodox Jewish couples has not focused specifically on the sexual relationship and how the sexual relationship is impacted by levels of sexual knowledge, sexual communication and levels of religiosity. There has been research investigating the impact of stressors on couple satisfaction and the need for more intense pre-marital education but not specifically in regard to sexual and couple satisfaction. Aim: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that higher levels of sexual knowledge (education), higher levels of sexual communication within the family and between the couple and higher levels of religiosity will impact sexual satisfaction between the couple which in turn will affect the satisfaction and quality of the relationship bond. Method: An online self-report survey was completed by 123 participants, 54 males and 69 females, with an age range between 23 and 65 (M= 39.68; S.D = 11.03). The conditions to partake in the study were that participants had to be heterosexual, married, previously married or in a long term committed relationship and over the age of 18. The design of the study was quantitative, cross-sectional and non-experimental. Results: Overall, significant relationships were revealed between three independent variables: family sex communication, couple sex communication and levels of religiosity. These variable were mediated by sexual satisfaction and found to have an impact on couple satisfaction. Family sex communication was found to have a negative impact on sexual satisfaction and in turn couple satisfaction, while couple sex communication had a positive impact on sexual and couple satisfaction. Levels of religiosity was found to correlate negatively with sexual satisfaction and coupe satisfaction. Age also revealed a negative direct correlation to couple satisfaction without any relationship to sexual satisfaction. Both behavioural and biological sexual knowledge had no significant correlations. Implications: The results suggest that sexual communication is essential to the quality of sexual satisfaction and couple satisfaction but discussing sex within the family does not necessarily contribute to sexual or couple satisfaction and may impair the contentment of the couple. As predicted higher levels of religious adherence negatively impact the intimate relationship and quality of the couples bond by placing restrictive prescription on the couples behaviour and attitude toward sex and relationships. Sexual knowledge is not necessary for sexual or couple satisfaction and as age increases, couple satisfaction decreases. These results can be accounted for by reviewing them from a traditional to ultra-Orthodox viewpoint and are important in trying to develop a framework for traditional to ultra-Orthodox Jewish couples to increase sexual and couple satisfaction within the context of strict norms.
- Subject
- Psychology
- Extent
- 116 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- Regent's University London
- degree
- MSc Psychology
- Language
- English
- Date Issued
- 2016
- Type
- Thesis & Dissertation
- Rights Holder
- Regent's University London & Candice Rakusin
- Item sets
- Theses or Dissertation