Sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 41 people in the intervention group are divided into four groups. Each group will be about 10 people and the narrative therapy sessions will be in person. During fo
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having Iranian nationality Having at least reading and writing skills Age between 20-45 years Having sexual activity Do not be in pregnancy or breastfeeding period They or their spouses do not have a known mental illness They or their spouses should not be in the sexual problems treatment period Have not experienced any stressful events in the past 6 months Not having a serious marital conflict (such as a divorce /divorce dispute) in the past six months Have not previously participated in narrative therapy courses
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual self-efficacy. Timepoint: Sexual self-efficacy in both groups will be measured and compared before the intervention and again one week and five weeks after the sessions. Method of measurement: The Sexual Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ): Developed by Vaziri and Lotfi Kashani in 1999 based on the Schwartzer General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (1993) and consists of 10 questions in a four-choice continuum, from zero (not correct at all) to 3 (Absolutely correct) is graded. The minimum and maximum scores are zero and 30, respectively (Vaziri and Lotfi Kashani 2013 Schwarzer 1993,). All questions in this questionnaire are positively designed and there is no inverse scoring of the questions. The average sexual self-efficacy in society is calculated and interpreted as follows: It is divided into 3 categories: low sexual self-efficacy (0-9), moderate sexual self-efficacy (10-20) and high sexual self-efficacy (21-30). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of sexual life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and again one week and five weeks after the sessions, the quality of sexual life in both groups will be measured and compared. Method of measurement: Women's Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQOL-F):The Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire was designed by Simonds et al. In 2005 (Symonds et al. 2005). This tool was standardized in 2013 by Masoumi et al., Suitable for Iranian culture (Maasoumi et al. 2013). It has also been validated in 1397 by Roshan Chesli et al. This questionnaire has 18 questions and questions about women's feelings and emotions about sex life and assess the impact of sexual dysfunction on quality of life (Pakpour et al. 2013); In fact, this questionnaire evaluates three variables of self-confidence, emotional health and interpersonal relationships in women (Maasoumi et al. 2013). Each question is scored on a 6-point Likert scale from one (completely agree) to six (completely disagree), with a minimum and maximum score of 18 and 108, respectively, and a higher score indicates quality of life. Sex is higher. There are thirteen positive expressions and five negative expressions in this questionnaire. Negative expressions include questions 1, 5, 9, 13 and 18 and before calculating the score, the scores of these questions should be considered in reverse. The questionnaire includes the following subscales:A) The first factor (attitudes and feelings related to sex life): includes 7 questions (questions 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 16 and 17).B) The second factor (sexual satisfaction): includes 5 questions (questions 1, 5, 9, 13 and 18).C) The third factor (devaluing yourself): includes 3 questions (questions 4, 6 and 15).D) The fourth factor (sexual repression): consists of 3 questions (questions 11, 12 and 14) (and Symonds et al. 2005 Maasoumi et al. 2013).Based on this tool, the quality of sexual life is divided into 3 categories: poor quality of sexual life (0-36), average quality of sexual life (37- | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFarnaz Karbasi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed