Specifically Penile-Vaginal Intercourse Frequency Is Associated With Better Relationship Satisfaction: A Commentary on Hicks, McNulty, Meltzer, and Olson (2016)
2018
Abstract
In a recent Psychological Science article, Hicks, McNulty, Meltzer, and Olson (2016) asserted that previous research on the association between sexual frequency and relationship satisfaction led to inconclusive results. However, Hicks et al. overlooked good evidence that there is a consistent relationship between penile-vaginal intercourse frequency and measures of relationship satisfaction (among other dimensions of satisfaction and indices of psychological and physical health and function; Brody, 2010; Brody & Costa, 2009; Brody, Costa, Hess, & Weiss, 2011; Costa & Brody, 2007; Maunder, Schoemaker, & Pruessner, 2017; Santtila et al., 2008; Smith, Nezlek, Webster, & Paddock, 2007).