The impact of positive psychology counseling on sexual and marital satisfaction and anxiety among reproductive-aged women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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dc.contributor.authorBafrani, Mahdie Arab
dc.contributor.authorNourizadeh, Roghaiyeh
dc.contributor.authorHakimi, Sevil
dc.contributor.authorMortazavi, Seyed Alireza
dc.contributor.authorMehrabi, Esmat
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-31T07:50:06Z
dc.date.available2024-08-31T07:50:06Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Sexual and marital satisfaction is considered one of the important factors in happiness and life satisfaction of couples. COVID-19 pandemic results in psychological effects, such as increased anxiety levels which can affect sexual and marital satisfaction. This study aimed to investigate the impact of positive psychology on women's sexual and marital satisfaction. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 72 married women of reproductive age in Tabriz, Iran between February 2021 and May 2022. The participants were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups. There was no significant difference between the control and intervention groups in terms of the socio-demographic characteristics (p < 0.05). The mean age of the participants in the intervention and control groups was 31.8 +/- 6.92 and 30.97 +/- 5.09 years, respectively. The intervention group attended seven 60-90 min counseling sessions at weekly intervals. The Spielberger anxiety, sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction questionnaires were completed before and four weeks after the intervention. Results The results of this study indicated that after counseling, the average overall score of marital satisfaction [MD: 15.46, 95% CI: 7.47 to 23.41, p = 0.034] and sexual satisfaction [MD: 7.83, 95% CI: 6.25 to 9.41, p = 0.001] significantly increased in the intervention group compared to the control group. Also, the mean score of state anxiety [MD: -2.50, 95% CI: -4.19 to -0.80, p = 0.001] and trait anxiety [MD: -1.03, 95% CI: -2.46 to -0.09, p = 0.032] significantly decreased after counseling in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusions Using counseling based on a positive psychology approach can improve anxiety, sexual and marital satisfaction, and anxiety of women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, further randomized clinical trials are needed before making a definitive conclusion. Trial registration Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT): IRCT20171007036615N8. Date of registration: 11/28/21. Date of first registration: 11/28/21. URL: https://www.irct.ir/user/trial/58680/view; Date of recruitment start date: 12/01/21.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40359-024-01826-2
dc.identifier.issn2050-7283
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid38811983en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85194871339en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01826-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/105112
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001235343900002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringernatureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Psychologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240831_Uen_US
dc.subjectPositive Counselingen_US
dc.subjectMarital Satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectSexual Satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.titleThe impact of positive psychology counseling on sexual and marital satisfaction and anxiety among reproductive-aged women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled clinical trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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