The study highlights a troubling connection between conservative religious ideals of sexual purity, increased sexual pain disorders, and decreased marital satisfaction among Christian women.
Lead author Joanna Sawatsky expressed concern over the kind of advice in Christian marriage books, stating it generally erases women's sexuality, reduces sex to a power struggle, and portrays men as uncontrollable.
The researchers connected these findings to the rise of 'purity culture,' emphasizing how this ideology can have adverse effects on the sexual wellbeing and marital contentment of women.
The research encompassed over 5,000 participants, predominantly white evangelical women, uncovering a stark relationship between adherence to sexual purity beliefs and poor sexual experiences.
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