Prediction of Marital Satisfaction Based on Sexual Dysfunction in Couples on the Threshold of Divorce Publisher



Me Zeinab Motevali EMAMI ; M Roya MOZAFFARI ; T Mohammad Javad TARRAHI
Source: International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture Published:2024

Abstract

Objective: Marital satisfaction is the objective emotion of satisfaction and pleasure experienced by couples. This study aimed to determine the prediction of marital satisfaction of couples on the eve of divorce based on sexual functions in Isfahan. Methods and Materials: The research method was descriptive-correlational, and the statistical population of the study included all couples on the threshold of divorce in Isfahan who referred to the city's legal medicine in 2020. The sample size was obtained using a formula of 374 (187 couples), and finally, 369 persons were selected by convenience sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Research instruments included the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Forz & Olson, 1993), Male Sexual Function Assessment Questionnaire (Rosen et al., 1997), Female Sexual Function Questionnaire (Rosen et al., 1997), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Inventory (Sigmund and Sneith, 1983). Data were analyzed using the Spearman correlation coefficient and linear regression test by SPSS.22. Findings: The findings of the study showed that among the variables of female sexual dysfunction, all variables except pain and humidity had the power to predict marital satisfaction (P<0.01). In multiple regression, only the variables of satisfaction and sexual desire could predict marital satisfaction(P<0.01). Also, among male sexual dysfunction variables, all variables had the power to predict marital satisfaction (P<0.01). In multiple regression, only the sexual function satisfactory could predict marital satisfaction (P<0.01). Conclusion: It can be concluded that satisfaction and sexual desire in females and sexual function satisfactory for males can predict marital satisfaction in couples on the threshold of divorce. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.