
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Date
2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Counseling Psychology
Committee Chair
Sara Bridges
Committee Member
Patrick Murphy
Committee Member
Susan Nordstrom
Committee Member
Suzanne Lease
Abstract
While research on the experiences of asexual individuals has undoubtedly increased over the past two decades, there has been relatively little research on the relationship experiences of these people. Research that does exist in this area has tended to focus on negative experiences and obstacles to relationships for this population. To counter deficit narratives, the current narrative inquiry study addresses this gap through unstructured narrative interviews with six couples in which one partner is asexual and the other is allosexual. Results indicated that couples use a combination of asexual discourse learned from exposure to the asexual community as well as erotics co-constructed with their partner to understand themselves, their partner, and their relationship. Implications for the theorization of asexuality and clinical application are discussed.
Library Comment
Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest.
Notes
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Batchelor, Chandler, "Beyond 'the Whole Sex Thing': Co-constructing Fulfilling Asexual/Allosexual Relationships" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3684.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/3684
Comments
Data is provided by the student.