The effectiveness of the counseling protocol of sexual desire management in reducing high-risk sexual behaviors of adolescents unmarried

Subject Areas : Adolescent health

Batul Mollaei ¹ , Khodabakhsh Ahmadi ² , Emad Yuosefi ³

1 - PhD in Counseling, Counseling Department, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran [e-mail]
2 - Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatullah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (corresponding author). Tell: 09392855042, [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran. [e-mail]

Received: 2024-03-05 Accepted : 2024-04-29 Published : 2025-03-26

Keywords: high-risk behaviors, sexual desire, teenagers,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: One of the common problems in single teenagers and young adults is the lack of high-risk sexual behaviors, which causes many negative consequences for these people and requires eeducational interventions. Therefore, the present study with the aim of determining the effectiveness of the counseling protocol for the management of sexual desire in reducing high-risk sexual behaviors of adolescents unmarried was conducted. Research methods: The type of research was a semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all adolescents men aged 18-24 years with risky sexual behavior in Bandar Abbas city in 2022. Among them, 20 people were selected by available sampling method and were replaced randomly and by lottery in two experimental and control groups (10 people in the experimental group and 10 people in the control group). The people in the experimental group received the sexual desire management counseling protocol (12 sessions) and two sessions every week for 60-90 minutes. The sexual cycle behavior questionnaire of Mohammadi et al. was used. For data analysis, univariate covariance analysis was used with SPSS version 25 software. Results: The results showed that the sexual desire management counseling protocol was effective in reducing high-risk sexual behaviors in the post-test stage (p<0.001). Conclusions: According to the findings, it can be stated that the evaluation of the effectiveness of the sexual desire management counseling protocol is effective in reducing risky sexual behaviors of teenagers and unmarried youth.

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