The relationship between optimism, sexual self-efficacy, and loneliness with couple burnout in married women

Introduction: The aim of this study was investigate the relationship between optimism, sexual self-efficacy, and loneliness with couple burnout in employed married women in elementary school in Qazvin city, Iran. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive-correlational study consisted of all married women who employed in elementary schools of Qazvin city in 2018. Amongst them 152 women selected through single-stage cluster method. The research tools included "Life Orientation Test-Revised" (LOT-R), Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S), Sexual Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and Couple Burnout Test (CBM). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including multivariate regression method by aiding SPSS software. Results: The results revealed a significant negative correlation between married women's marital burnout, and optimism and sexual self-efficacy (P<0.01), while the correlation was revealed to be significantly positive between the married women's marital burnout and loneliness (P<0.01). In fact, couple burnout in married women is correlated respectively with optimism, sexual self-efficacy, and loneliness. Conclusion: It seems that increasing optimism and sexual self-efficacy and decreasing loneliness lead to reduction in couple burnout.