The effectiveness of behavioral activation training on sexual satisfaction and sexual assertiveness of women suffering from sexual problems

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1 Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Department of Midwifery٫ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran-Department of Psychology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

A suitable and healthy sexual function is one of the signs of the physical and mental health and it makes common pleasure sense between couples. Regarding the importance of women's sexual and psychological processes, this research was done to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral activation training on sexual satisfaction and sexual assertiveness of women suffering from sexual problems. The method of this study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test design with control group. The population included all the women who were in 25-40 age range who suffered from sexual problems and referred to psychotherapy centers for sexual disorders in Ardabil city. In 2022, 30 people were selected by convenience sampling and they were assigned randomly in the experimental and control groups, every group included 15 people. Data collection was done by using women's sexual disorders questionnaire (Isidori et al., 2010), Hudson's sexual satisfaction questionnaire (Hudson et al., 1981) and Hulbert index of sexual assertiveness (1992). The behavioral activation training was presented to the experimental group in eight sessions and every session lasted 75 minutes (Dimidjian et al., 2014). Data analysis was done by multivariate analysis of covariance test (MANCOVA) with SPSS 20 software. Based on the results, there was a significant difference between two experimental and control groups on sexual satisfaction and sexual assertiveness and behavioral activation increased sexual satisfaction (F=742.88, p < 0.01) and sexual assertiveness (F=2279.08, p < 0.01) among women suffering from sexual problems. It can be concluded that behavioral activation training can increase sexual satisfaction and sexual assertiveness in women who suffering from sexual problems. Therefore, the counselors and therapists can use the mentioned therapy method in order to increase sexual satisfaction and sexual assertiveness in women suffering from sexual problems.

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