The relationship of social support with sexual assertiveness and marital satisfaction in Iranian women

Autor: Somayeh Abdolalipour, Ayda Feyzollahi, Delara Laghusi, Zahra Yousefi Kalekhane, Nasrin Zamani-Zad, Mobina Ahmadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Education and Health Promotion, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 443-443 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2277-9531
2319-6440
DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1242_23
Popis: BACKGROUND: People who receive social support in their marital life have a higher chance of experiencing more marital satisfaction. Pleasant healthy sexual relations and a couple’s sexual assertiveness are of prime significance in such satisfaction. This study aimed to determine the relationship between social support and both sexual assertiveness and marital satisfaction in married women referring to health centers in Tabriz, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study on 292 women out of 22308 reproductive-age married females referring to the health centers of Tabriz in 2022. Sampling was done by cluster sampling method. Data collection instruments included a socio-personal information questionnaire, personal resource questionnaire 85 (PRQ85-Part 2) as a social support measure, Halbert index of sexual assertiveness (HISA), and enrich marital satisfaction (EMS) scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson, independent t, one-way ANOVA tests, and the general linear model. RESULTS: The mean (SD) of social support, marital satisfaction, and sexual assertiveness scores were 103 (19.8), 135.9 (11.8), and 52.2 (19.5), respectively. Social support had an average positive correlation with marital satisfaction (P < 0.001; r = 0.57) and a good positive correlation with sexual assertiveness (P < 0.001; r = 0.73). An adjusted general linear model showed a significant statistical relationship between social support with sexual assertiveness (B: 0.7; 95% CI: 0.6–0.8; P
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