Sexual – Self Schema in Iranian women

Sexual self-schemas are cognitive generalizations about sexual aspects of oneself that are derived from past experience, manifest in current experience, influential in the processing of sexually relevant in social information, and guide sexual behavior. The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of Sexual Self-Schema on Sexual function of Iranian married women. Statistical population of the present study consists of all married female nurses of Tehran governmental hospitals. 200 individuals were selected by stratified sampling method. They Completed Sexual Self-Schema scale and Female Sexual Function Index. 190 questionnaires were fully answered and were considered. The results of the regression analyses revealed that significant relationship existed between sexual self –schema (p < 0/01), Passionate-Romantic and Embarrassed –Conservative subscales (p < 0/05) and sexual function. But Open –Direct subscales have no significant relationship with sexual function (p > 0/05).Findings showed that Sexual SelfSchema could predict sexual function.