A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Satisfaction with Sex Life Among Emerging Adults

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Felix Neto (Author) FPCEUP; Maria da Conceicao Pinto (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Social Indicators Research

Vol. 120

Pages: 545-557

ISSN: 0303-8300

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Other social sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00A-2R7

DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0604-z

Abstract (EN): Despite increasing interest in psychology of subjective well-being, little is known about satisfaction with sex life outside of western countries. This study investigated cross-cultural similarities and differences in the levels and correlates of sex satisfaction among emerging adults in Angola, Brazil, Macao, and Portugal. Nine hundred and sixty-one college students participated in the research. The majority of participants in the samples reported being satisfied with their sex live. The mean scores of the Angolan, Brazilian and Portuguese participants surpassed those of the Macanese participants. No sex differences were found in sex satisfaction across cultural groups. Predictors of sex satisfaction tended to show consistency across the components of subjective well-being. Findings are discussed within the scope of the literature and directions for future investigation are suggested.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13