The effectiveness of sexual well-being training on sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy of couples with low sexual well-being in Isfahan

Subject Areas : Psychology

Narges Salak ¹ , Seyed Hamid Atashpour ^{2 *}

1 - PhD Student in Psychology, Department of psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2024-02-28 Accepted : 2024-06-05 Published : 2025-10-19

Keywords: sexual well-being, sexual well-being training, sexual satisfaction, sexual self-efficacy,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of sexual well-being training on sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy of couples with low sexual well-being in Isfahan. The current research is a quasi-experimental type of pre-test and post-test with experimental and control groups. In this way, one group was determined as the sexual well-being training group and one group as the control group, and the results were analyzed in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up stage. The statistical population of the research included couples with low sexual well-being referring to counseling centers in Isfahan city. The statistical sample of the research included 30 couples who met the entry criteria. The sample size for each group was 15 couples, which was done by Judgmental sampling, and the statistical sample were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The research tools included sexual well-being, sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy questionnaires. The method of analyzing the results was repeated measurement variance analysis. The results of the research showed that sexual well-being training had a significant effect on improving the dimensions of sexual satisfaction, including sexual compatibility, quality of sexual life, sexual attitude, desire to have sex, and sexual self-efficacy (p<0.01) and the effect Interventions in the follow-up phase have also been stable. sexual well-being training has been effective in improving the dimensions of sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy.

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