A Comparison between Males/Females and Divorcing ones on Sexual Functioning in Isfahan
Subject Areas : EducationalIran Mahdizadegan 1 , elahe barekat 2 , mohsen golparvar 3
1 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان)، ایران
2 - کارشناسی ارشد روانشناسی عمومی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان)، ایران
3 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان)، ایران
Keywords: Taboo, orgasm, sexual functioning, divorce,
Abstract :
The main purpose of this research was to compare males/females and divorcing ones on sexual functioning. The research method was causal-comparative study (ex post facto) and the population comprised divorcing couples who referred to well-being health centers and family courts and normal couples in Isfahan. among them, 30 divorcing males, 30 normal males, 30 divorcing females and 30 normal females were slected through convenience sampling. The research instrument was Sexual Function Questionnaire (Rosen, et al, 2000). The data was analyzed by using Multivariate Analysis of Variance for both males and females separately (divorcing and normal). The results showed that there were significant differences in sexual desire, mental stimulation, orgasm, satisfaction and sexual pain, except in moist between divorcing males and normal males. Moreover, there were significant differences in mental stimulation, moist, orgasm, satisfaction and sexual pain, except in sexual desire between divorcing females and normal ones.
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