TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Validation of the Maternal and Partner Sex During Pregnancy Scales
AU - Jawed-Wessel, Sofia
AU - Herbenick, Debby
AU - Schick, Vanessa
AU - Fortenberry, J. Dennis
AU - Cattelona, Georg’Ann
AU - Reece, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2016/11/16
Y1 - 2016/11/16
N2 - Little is known about current attitudes in the United States toward having sex during pregnancy. It is possible that pregnant women and their sexual partners hold beliefs and have feelings during this time that might lead to sexual and relational distress. Two new scales, Maternal Sex During Pregnancy and Partner Sex During Pregnancy, were developed and administered to 112 newly pregnant couples. The scales demonstrated strong reliability and validity. Attitudes and beliefs varied across the sample, but the scores did not significantly differ between partners. These scales allow clinicians to support healthy sexuality during pregnancy by understanding sources of anxiety and possible misconceptions.
AB - Little is known about current attitudes in the United States toward having sex during pregnancy. It is possible that pregnant women and their sexual partners hold beliefs and have feelings during this time that might lead to sexual and relational distress. Two new scales, Maternal Sex During Pregnancy and Partner Sex During Pregnancy, were developed and administered to 112 newly pregnant couples. The scales demonstrated strong reliability and validity. Attitudes and beliefs varied across the sample, but the scores did not significantly differ between partners. These scales allow clinicians to support healthy sexuality during pregnancy by understanding sources of anxiety and possible misconceptions.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2015.1113587
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2015.1113587
M3 - Article
C2 - 26684371
AN - SCOPUS:84961197113
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 42
SP - 681
EP - 701
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 8
ER -