Title of article :
Sexual Desire in Iranian Female University Students: Role of Marital Satisfaction and Sex Guilt
Author/Authors :
Teimourpour, Negar Department of Clinical Psychology and Educational Sciences - University of Tehran, Tehran , Moshtagh Bidokhti, Nahaleh Department of Clinical Psychology - University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran , Pourshahbaz, Abbas Department of Clinical Psychology - University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran , Bahrami Ehsan, Hadi Department of Clinical Psychology and Educational Sciences - University of Tehran, Tehran
Abstract :
Objective: To determine association between sexual desire and marital satisfaction and sex guilt among a sample of
Iranian female university students.
Methods: The data presented here were obtained from a total of 192 married Iranian female university students who
were selected via a multi-cluster sampling method from universities of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tarbiat
Modarres, and Islamic Azad. The subjects' sociodemographic data, marital satisfaction (using ENRICH Marital
Satisfaction Questionnaire), sex guilt (using Mosher Revised Sex-Guilt Inventory), and sexual desire (using Hurlbert
Index of Sexual Desire) were gathered. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis methods were used to
analyse the data.
Results: Findings showed there are significant relationships between sexual desire and marital satisfaction (r = 0.51,
p < 0.01) and also between sexual desire and sex guilt (r = -0.44, p < 0.01). Also marital satisfaction and sex guilt were
able to predict 31 percent of the variance of sexual desire.
Conclusion: Marital satisfaction and sex guilt are two factors that significantly affect fluctuations in sexual desire of
Iranian female university students.
Keywords :
Female , Marital Satisfaction , Sex Guilt , Sexual Desire , Student
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
