On the other hand, those who are higher in
the sexual destiny beliefs — who think sex comes from finding a compatible partner — experience poorer relationship quality if they face any signs that their partner might not be a good fit for them.
Another clue as to why sexual growth beliefs are advantageous in relationships is that unlike people high in
sexual destiny beliefs, people high in sexual growth beliefs don't let sexual disagreements detract from their relationship quality, they see sexual disagreements as surmountable.
Not exact matches
In our last study (Study 6), we induced people to temporarily hold
sexual destiny or
sexual growth
beliefs, by having them read fabricated magazine articles leading them to believe either that 1) it is important your sex life is great right off the bat, or 2) most couples need to work to achieve satisfaction.