Prior literature has generally found either a null or positive association between sex life satisfaction and religiosity. However, different studies have used various measures of religiosity and have focused on different demographics along the dimensions of age, marital status, and gender, limiting what can be determined in terms of moderating and cross-demographic effects. This shortcoming is germane because it may explain the differing findings in the literature. This study drew on the nationally representative 2017 Baylor Religion Survey (N = 1501) to test relationships among sex life satisfaction, sexual frequency, and a variety of different religious measures while testing for demographic moderators. Results suggest that religion and spirituality have a strong and significant association with sex life satisfaction while controlling for basic sociodemographic variables, and that this relationship is consistent across marital status, age, and gender. The positive association between religion and sexual frequency appeared to be limited to more intrinsic, personal forms such as self-rated spirituality and frequency of prayer. This association did not exist for non-married individuals, however, and among non-marrieds those who attend religious services more reported lower sexual frequency. Possible explanations for these results are discussed.

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宗教信仰/灵性对性生活满意度和性频率的影响：来自贝勒宗教调查的见解

先前的文献普遍发现性生活满意度与宗教信仰之间存在零关联或正关联。然而，不同的研究使用了各种宗教信仰衡量标准，并关注年龄、婚姻状况和性别等维度的不同人口统计数据，限制了可以根据调节和跨人口统计效应确定的内容。这个缺点是密切相关的，因为它可以解释文献中的不同发现。本研究利用具有全国代表性的 2017 年贝勒宗教调查 (N = 1501) 来测试性生活满意度、性频率和各种不同宗教措施之间的关系，同时测试人口调节因素。结果表明，在控制基本社会人口变量的情况下，宗教和灵性与性生活满意度有强烈而显着的关联，并且这种关系在婚姻状况、年龄和性别方面是一致的。宗教与性频率之间的正相关似乎仅限于更内在的个人形式，例如自我评估的灵性和祈祷频率。然而，未婚人士不存在这种关联，在未婚人士中，参加宗教仪式的人报告的性频率较低。讨论了对这些结果的可能解释。宗教与性频率之间的正相关似乎仅限于更内在的个人形式，例如自我评估的灵性和祈祷频率。然而，未婚人士不存在这种关联，在未婚人士中，参加宗教仪式的人报告的性频率较低。讨论了对这些结果的可能解释。宗教与性频率之间的正相关似乎仅限于更内在的个人形式，例如自我评估的灵性和祈祷频率。然而，未婚人士不存在这种关联，在未婚人士中，参加宗教仪式的人报告的性频率较低。讨论了对这些结果的可能解释。