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November 13, 2025The Journal of Sex ResearchOpen Access

Turning Down, Tuning In: How Mindfulness Shapes Sexual Rejection, Relationship Satisfaction, and Sexual Satisfaction

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JDJiaxuan DuKDKiersten DobsonEIEmily A. Impett

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis reveals that mindfulness improves rejection strategies and enhances sexual satisfaction.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the relationship between mindfulness and sexual rejection strategies, and their impact on relationship satisfaction.
  • Used cross-sectional, experimental, and longitudinal studies to assess mindfulness effects.
  • Analyzed trait mindfulness and its association with rejection strategies and satisfaction.
  • Conducted parallel mediation analyses to connect mindfulness with sexual satisfaction.
  • Greater trait mindfulness linked to fewer hostile rejection strategies.
  • Indirect association found between mindfulness and satisfaction via lower hostility in rejection.
  • Mindfulness consistently related to better sexual and relationship satisfaction over time.

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Du et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523c1c0ce034ddc354d16https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2581989
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