Religiosity can influence sexual satisfaction both positively and negatively. To test positive and negative mechanisms, we assessed how religiosity is indirectly associated with sexual satisfaction through sexual sanctification and inhibited sexual passion. We sampled individuals from Amazon's Mechanical Turk (N = 1,695, Study 1) and mixed-sex dyads from Bovitz Inc. (N = 481 dyads, Study 2). Religiosity consistently had a positive indirect association with sexual satisfaction through sexual sanctification; little evidence suggested religiosity had an indirect association with sexual satisfaction through inhibited sexual passion. When accounting for these mechanisms simultaneously, however, religiosity consistently had a negative direct association with sexual satisfaction, supporting the possibility of religious dualities. In the couple study, men's religiosity predicted their partner reporting higher sexual sanctification (for married couples), but women's religiosity did not predict partner sexual sanctification. Altogether, these results paint a complex picture for how religiosity might influence sexuality. Understanding the nuance of these results may help people maximize the potential benefits of their belief systems in sexual relationships. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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成圣还是抑制？宗教双重性和性满足感。

宗教可以对性满意度产生正面和负面的影响。为了测试积极和消极的机制，我们评估了宗教信仰如何通过成圣和抑制性激情而间接与性满足感相关。我们从亚马逊机械特克公司（N = 1,695，研究1）和波维兹公司（Bovitz Inc.）的混合性别双子（N = 481双，研究2）中抽取了个体。通过性成圣，宗教信仰一直与性满意度产生积极的间接联系；几乎没有证据表明宗教信仰通过抑制性欲而间接与性满足相关。然而，当同时考虑这些机制时，宗教信仰始终与性满足负相关，这支持了宗教双重性的可能性。在情侣研究中 男性的宗教信仰预示他们的伴侣（对已婚夫妇）报告更高的性成圣，但是女性的宗教信仰则未预测伴侣的性圣化。总而言之，这些结果勾勒出宗教信仰可能如何影响性行为的复杂图景。了解这些结果的细微差别可能有助于人们最大化其信仰系统在性关系中的潜在利益。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。了解这些结果的细微差别可能有助于人们最大化其信仰系统在性关系中的潜在利益。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。了解这些结果的细微差别可能有助于人们最大化其信仰系统在性关系中的潜在利益。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。