Exploring the effects of pillow talk on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to couples' difficult conversations
Exploring the effects of pillow talk on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to couples' difficult conversations
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DOI：
10.1080/03637751.2020.1726424
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发表时间：
2020-02-27
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2.5
通讯作者：
Bennett, Margaret
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作者：
Denes, Amanda;Crowley, John P.;Bennett, Margaret
这项研究探讨了枕边谈话（即性活动后的交流）对关系满意度和对困难对话的生理压力反应的影响。五十对异性恋夫妇被随机分配到枕边谈话条件组（在三周内将枕边谈话次数增加一倍）或对照组。三周后，参与者来到实验室进行冲突对话。对谈话前后采集的唾液样本进行皮质醇检测，皮质醇是压力的生理标志。结果表明，增加枕边谈话可以为男性（而非女性）带来更高的关系满意度，但对任何一方的生理压力反应都没有好处。研究结果表明，枕边谈话对恋爱关系有明显的好处。
This study examined the effects of pillow talk (i.e., communication after sexual activity) on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to difficult conversations. Fifty heterosexual couples were randomly assigned to either a pillow talk condition in which they doubled their pillow talk for three weeks or a control condition. After three weeks, participants came to the lab to engage in a conflict conversation. Saliva samples taken before and after the conversation were assayed for cortisol, a physiological marker of stress. The results indicate that increased pillow talk produces greater relationship satisfaction for men (but not women), but does not benefit either group's physiological stress responses. The findings suggest that pillow talk has distinct benefits for romantic relationships.