The Effect of Solution-focused Counseling on Sexual Satisfaction and Family Function among Women in Isfahan
Subject Areas : Educationalvahideh mofid 1 , maryam fatehi zadeh 2 , ahmad ahmadi 3 , ozra etemadi 4
1 - کارشناسی ارشد مشاوره، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 - عضو هأت علمی دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
4 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
Keywords: Sexual Satisfaction, family function, married women, solution focused counseling,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of solution-focused counseling on sexual satisfaction and family function of women in Isfahan. The study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest, experimental group and control group design. The population included women holding at least a high school diploma about 20-40 years old who referred to counseling centers at least one year after their marriage in 2013. From among them, 30 women were selected randomly and placed in experimental and control group. The research instruments were Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire LSSQ (Larson, 1998) and Family Functioning Scale FFS, (Mark L. Tavithian, 1987). Solution-focused counseling was applied to experimental group through six two-hour sessions. The data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance through SPSS. Results revealed that solution-focused counseling was effective in sexual satisfaction of women and family's function (P<0.01). As a result this method can be used in prevention and improvement of sexual and family problems of women in counseling centers.
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