Tahan Mohammad, Saleem Tamkeen, Moshtagh Mozhgan, Fattahi Parisa, Rahimi Raziyeh
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
Department of Psychology, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
Heliyon. 2020 Jul 30;6(7):e04586. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04586. eCollection 2020 Jul.
Having sexual relations plays a very important role in the success and scope of procreation. Understanding sexual function can lead to sexual satisfaction and ultimately to marital satisfaction and reconciliation of spouses.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational programme on sexual function and marital satisfaction of Iranian couples.
This is a semi-experimental pre-test and post-test study with control group. The statistical population included all couples diagnosed with sexual dysfunction referred to Bahar Consulting Center in Mashhad in 2019. A total of 40 individuals were randomly assigned to the two treatment conditions which were experimental (n = 20) and control (n = 20) forming two groups. The individuals assigned to experimental condition experienced a 10 session psychoeducational program and the control condition comprised of Treatment As Usual (TAU) which was based on medical and general counseling regime. The data collection tool was marital satisfaction and sexual function questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22 software.
there is a significant difference between the amount of sexual function and marital satisfaction before and after the test in experimental group (p < 0.01). The results of this study showed that Psychoeducational Group Therapy improved the sexual performance and improved marital satisfaction.
Psychoeducational Group Therapy helps to increase marital satisfaction and sexual functioning of married couples. Therefore, this intervention is recommended as an effective program for improving marital satisfaction and sexual performance of couples. It can help to strengthen the foundation of the family.
性行为在生育的成功与范围方面起着非常重要的作用。了解性功能可带来性满足，最终实现婚姻满意度以及夫妻关系的融洽。
本研究旨在评估一项心理教育计划对伊朗夫妇性功能和婚姻满意度的有效性。
这是一项带有对照组的半实验性前测和后测研究。统计总体包括2019年转诊至马什哈德巴哈尔咨询中心的所有被诊断为性功能障碍的夫妇。总共40人被随机分配到两种治疗条件下，即实验组（n = 20）和对照组（n = 20），形成两组。被分配到实验组的个体接受了为期10节的心理教育课程，对照组则采用常规治疗（TAU），其基于医学和一般咨询方案。数据收集工具是婚姻满意度和性功能问卷。使用SPSS 22版软件对数据进行分析。
实验组测试前后的性功能和婚姻满意度水平存在显著差异（p < 0.01）。本研究结果表明，心理教育团体治疗改善了性功能并提高了婚姻满意度。
心理教育团体治疗有助于提高已婚夫妇的婚姻满意度和性功能。因此，推荐将此干预措施作为提高夫妻婚姻满意度和性功能的有效方案。它有助于巩固家庭基础。
