The role of sexual mindfulness in sexual wellbeing, relational wellbeing, and self-esteem
Greater sexual mindfulness tended to occur with sexual and relationship satisfaction and self-esteem; one-time survey design cannot establish effects.
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The helpful idea is attention without a promised outcome. Touch or mindfulness may support some people, but comfort, consent, culture, trauma history, and access can change the experience. The key boundary is that it cannot establish diagnosis, individual prediction, universal claims, or advice beyond its stated scope..
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194 married, heterosexual U.S. adults aged 35–60; predominantly White.
Findings or central themes
Greater sexual mindfulness was associated with sexual and relationship satisfaction and self-esteem; cross-sectional design cannot establish effects.
Strengths
Directly relevant to the library topic and retained with a stable source citation and explicit evidence label.
Limitations
The source is bounded by its design, sample, publication context, and evidence type; it should not be generalized beyond those limits.
Do not use this source to claim: Do not use this source for diagnosis, individual prediction, universal claims, or advice beyond its stated scope.
Citation and access
Chelom E. Leavitt, Eva S. Lefkowitz, Emily A. Waterman (2019). The role of sexual mindfulness in sexual wellbeing, relational wellbeing, and self-esteem. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2019.1572680
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