International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice Vol. 1(1), pp. 31 - 37
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2013.010106
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Sex and the Social Worker: How a Social Work Degree Helps in the Bedroom

Angela Mack Sullivan^1,*, Judy L. Manning^2
1 Education and Psychology, Concordia College, Selma, Alabama, USA
² College of Social Sciences, University of Phoenix Online, USA

ABSTRACT

This non experimental approach examined 104 participants of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program (BPD) on the impact work and children living in the home (under age 18) had on married couples’ perception of their sex lives. Multiple and linear regression were used to assess work life, work hours, and the impact of having children (under age 18) who resided in the home on participants’ perception of their sexual satisfaction. Results indicated that children do not have a statistically significant relationship on married couples’ martial sexual satisfaction while work life/work hours did have a significant relationship. These findings suggested therapists, counselors, and social workers acknowledge how work and children impact the sexual relationship of dual career couples as they try to balance their careers and family life.

KEYWORDS
Dual Career Couples, Marital Quality, Marital Satisfaction, Sexual Satisfaction, Social Workers

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Angela Mack Sullivan , Judy L. Manning , "Sex and the Social Worker: How a Social Work Degree Helps in the Bedroom," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 31 - 37, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2013.010106.

(b). APA Format:
Angela Mack Sullivan , Judy L. Manning (2013). Sex and the Social Worker: How a Social Work Degree Helps in the Bedroom. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 1(1), 31 - 37. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2013.010106.