Decade Review of Research on Lesbian Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-3-2017

School

Child and Family Studies

Abstract

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. There has been a steady increase of research dedicated to understanding the quality and satisfaction of same-sex romantic relationships, but studies explicitly focused on lesbian relationships have been particularly limited due to the tendencies of researchers to combine this female subgroup with other sexual orientations (e.g., men who are gay and individuals who are bisexual). Thus researchers and practitioners trying to understand and promote healthy romantic relationships in the lesbian community struggle in aggregating what is known about the resilience and risk factors that are associated with relationship satisfaction. This review organized existing empirical knowledge by synthesizing articles that have been written on the satisfaction of self-identified, lesbian romantic relationships over the past decade. Results are presented with an emphasis on what has been found about relationship quality and satisfaction among couples who are lesbian and what should be considered in future scientific, educational, or clinical work focused on couples who are lesbian.

Publication Title

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volume

11

Issue

2

First Page

119

Last Page

135

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