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Sexual Agreements in Young Male Same-Sex Couples: Associations with Relationship Quality and Stability

Godfrey, Lisa M
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0115-5579
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1535466835884631

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2018, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Psychology.
In this study, I investigated whether sexual agreements (monogamous, non-monogamous, or no sexual agreement) were associated with relationship quality and stability in a sample of young men who have sex with men (YMSM). A sample of 312 YMSM in same-sex relationships reported on their sexual agreement and indices of relationship quality (satisfaction, trust, and commitment) at baseline, along with their relationship status (still together or broken up) at 6- and 12-month follow-up. One-way ANCOVAs controlling for age indicated no differences by sexual agreement in concurrent trust, but YMSM with monogamous agreements reported higher satisfaction and commitment than YMSM with non-monogamous agreements and those with no sexual agreement. An interval-censored survival analysis revealed no differences in the occurrence of break-up at 6- or 12-month follow-up by sexual agreement. However, post-hoc analyses indicated that this analysis was underpowered, and indirect effect analyses revealed that having a monogamous agreement (vs. a non-monogamous agreement or no agreement) was indirectly associated with higher relationship stability through relationship commitment. These findings demonstrate that YMSM with monogamous agreements may have higher relationship quality at early relationship stages, and that monogamous agreements may be a protective factor against break-up through the mechanism of relationship commitment.
Sarah Whitton, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Jennifer Brown, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kristen Jastrowski Mano, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
46 p.
Psychology
Sexual agreements; Relationship quality; Relationship stability; Young men who have sex with men; Monogamy; Male same-sex relationships

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  • Godfrey, L. M. (2018). Sexual Agreements in Young Male Same-Sex Couples: Associations with Relationship Quality and Stability [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1535466835884631

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Godfrey, Lisa. Sexual Agreements in Young Male Same-Sex Couples: Associations with Relationship Quality and Stability. 2018. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1535466835884631.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Godfrey, Lisa. "Sexual Agreements in Young Male Same-Sex Couples: Associations with Relationship Quality and Stability." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1535466835884631

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