The relationships between sexual desire, sexual frequency and fusion in lesbian relationships

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dc.contributor.authorBlyth, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-15T12:38:07Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T12:38:07Z
dc.date.issued2016-08-15
dc.descriptionA Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the Degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology) Johannesburg 1993en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores the relationships between fusion (operationalised as a very high level of intimacy), levels of sexual desire and the frequency of sexual activity in lesbian relationships of duration longer than one year. The viability and appropriateness of the research method is also assessed, as this is an under-researched area. Fusion is theoretically and clinically posited to be associated to be associated with low levels of desire and sexual activity for lesbian couples.The questionnaire used consists of the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships Inventory, demographic questions and measures of the frequency of sexual activity and levels of sexual desire. This last had to be discarded as invalid. Participants were found via friendship networks and the media, and questionnaires were distributed and returned postally. The sample of thirty-six women covers a broad range of ages'but is predominantly English-speaking and skewed towards higher education and salary levels. Spearman correlation coefficients were. calculated for the variables. The frequency of sexual activity does not' correlate significantly with any form of intimacy, including sexual intimacy. Sexual activity does decline in frequency with an increase in the age of the participants and their partners and with an increase in the duration of the relationship, a finding in accordance with overseas research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20864
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshLesbianism -- South Africa.
dc.titleThe relationships between sexual desire, sexual frequency and fusion in lesbian relationshipsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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