There is growing interest in identifying factors that promote sexual well-being in romantic relationships. One such factor is intimacy—a process involving self-disclosure and empathic response that is positively associated with sexuality outcomes. However, most work among community couples examined cross-sectional associations in mixed-sex/gender couples using a single sexual outcome, which may not capture daily variations in intimacy and different dimensions of sexual well-being among a diversity of unions over time. Additionally, potential mediating mechanisms of the intimacy-sexual well-being association, such as attention to positive sexual cues (i.e., sexual thoughts and feelings), have been neglected. Adopting daily diary and longitudinal designs, the present study examined whether greater intimacy was associated with higher levels of positive sexual cues and, in turn, higher sexual well-being (sexual desire, satisfaction and distress). A convenience sample of 211 couples (M_age = 30.2 years; SD = 8.3; 75 sexually diverse couples) completed a survey on days of sexual activity with their partner, over a 35-day period and 12 months later. Daily results showed that intimacy was related to greater attention to positive sexual cues for both partners, which in turn was associated with their greater sexual desire and satisfaction and lower sexual distress. Longitudinal results showed that a person’s greater daily intimacy was linked to their own greater sexual desire and satisfaction 12 months later via their own higher positive sexual cues, but not to their partner’s cues or well-being. Findings extend interpersonal models of sexual well-being and support the role of intimacy and positive sexual cues therein.

人们越来越有兴趣找出促进浪漫关系中性福祉的因素。其中一个因素是亲密关系，这是一个涉及自我表露和同理心反应的过程，与性结果呈正相关。然而，社区夫妇中的大多数工作都使用单一性结果来研究混合性别/性别夫妇的横截面关联，这可能无法捕捉随着时间的推移，不同婚姻之间亲密关系和性幸福的不同维度的日常变化。此外，亲密关系与性幸福关联的潜在中介机制，例如对积极性暗示（即性想法和感觉）的关注，也被忽视了。本研究采用每日日记和纵向设计，研究了更亲密的关系是否与更高水平的积极性暗示相关，进而与更高的性幸福感（性欲、满足感和痛苦）相关。 211 对夫妇（M _age = 30.2 岁；SD = 8.3；75 对性别不同的夫妇）的方便样本在 35 天内和 12 个月后完成了与伴侣发生性活动天数的调查。每日结果显示，亲密关系与双方对积极性暗示的更多关注有关，这反过来又与他们更高的性欲和满意度以及更低的性痛苦有关。纵向研究结果表明，一个人的日常亲密感与 12 个月后通过自己更积极的性暗示而产生的更大的性欲和满足感有关，但与伴侣的暗示或幸福感无关。研究结果扩展了性幸福的人际模型，并支持亲密关系和积极性暗示的作用。