Addiction versus intimacy as related to sexual involvement in a relationship
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Integrating Computerized Linguistic and Social Network Analyses to Capture Addiction Recovery Capital in an Online Community
Published on: May 31, 2019
E S Nelson1, D Hill-Barlow, J O Benedict
1James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.
Abstract:
Forty couples aged 18-25 years who were in love relationships of three months or more were tested concerning the level of addiction or maturity in the relationship. The results of three questionnaires revealed significant positive correlations between the following: self-esteem and maturity, adjustment and maturity, adjustment and relationship satisfaction, relationship satisfaction and maturity, relationship satisfaction and self-esteem, sexual satisfaction and maturity, and sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction. In a multiple regression, three variables (adjustment, relationship satisfaction, and intercourse) predicted a significant amount of the variance surrounding the maturity variable. The results supported the hypotheses proposed.
Related Concept Videos
Theory of Romantic Attachment in Adulthood
Drug Dependence
Drug Abuse and Addiction: Pharmacological Phenomena
Substance Use Disorders Affecting Sleep
Understanding the concepts of physical dependence,...
Relationship Growth
Hazan and Shaver's Attachment Styles

