Commitment, sexual satisfaction and relational satisfaction during military deployment : a comparative study
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2022
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Current literature studding Long Distance Relationship (LDR) originated by military
deployment is mainly focused on at home partner’s perspective and the associations between
geographical separation and relational satisfaction. Little is known about the role that
commitment and sexual satisfaction play in the relationship and the perspective of the deployed
military members in comparison with those living a relationship based on a daily contact with
their partners. Objective: The main purpose of this cross-sectional and comparative study was
to compare diverse relational variables, such as commitment, relational satisfaction and sexual
satisfaction between Portuguese military members in military deployment, i.e., experiencing a
Long Distance Relationship (LDR) and those who maintained a Geographically Close
Relationship (GCR). Design and Method: Participants in Long Distance Relationships
(n=172) were Portuguese military members deployed in Afghanistan (n=72), Central-African
Republic (n=86) and São Tomé and Príncipe (n=15). The ones that were in a GCR (n=256)
were also Portuguese military members, but on normal duty in different Military Units and
Bases in the Portuguese Territory. All voluntary participants were in a romantic relationship
and completed an online survey, that included the Investment Model Scale (Rodrigues & Lopes,
2013), the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale (Pechorro et al., 2014) and items assessing
Communication satisfaction, previously used in exploratory studies with Portuguese military
members and their partners. LDR and GCR data was collected simultaneously, three months
after deployment. Bivariate correlations were used to analyze the associations between
variables, independent samples T-test was applied to compare the samples according the
variables of interest, and simple and sequential mediations were performed to check for the
predicted models. Results: The findings suggest that the military members in LDR had
significantly higher levels of commitment, relational and sexual satisfaction than those in GCR.
No differences were found in the degree of relational investment. Additionally,
communicational satisfaction and relational satisfaction were identified as significant indirect
mediators of the relationship between the group (LDR vs GCR) and commitment and the group
(LDR vs GCR) and sexual satisfaction. Conclusions: Overall, the results are in line with
previous research that evidenced an increased overall satisfaction with various relational factors
when partners are living a Long Distance Relationship.
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Orientação: Ana Filipa Gordino Beato ; coorientação: Renato Emanuel Carvalho Pessoa dos Santos
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MESTRADO EM TRANSDISCIPLINAR DE SEXOLOGIA, SEXOLOGIA, SATISFAÇÃO SEXUAL, RELAÇÕES DE INTIMIDADE, COMUNICAÇÃO, RELACIONAMENTOS CONJUGAIS, SEXOLOGY, SEXUAL SATISFACTION, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, COMMUNICATION, MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS