INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEXUAL ASSERTIVENESS AND SEXUAL QUALITY OF LIFE IN MARRIED WOMEN

The term sexual intercourse as a psychosocial sensation has been defined in
relation to the individual's interpretation of how to express the existence of his/her feelings in marital
relationships, and his/her feelings and thoughts about sexual attraction, sexual interest, and participation
in sex and sexual performance self includes the quality of sexual life. The aim of this study was to
determine the relationship between sexual assertiveness and sexual quality of life in married women.
Materials & Methods: In this correlation study, among married women referring to health centers in
Kerman, 500 subjects who were eligible based on the inclusion criteria, in 2017, were selected through
available sampling. The research tools included the Hubert Sexual Assertiveness Index, Sexual Quality
of Life, and Demographic Information Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS-19 software and
using inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation, Spearman correlation, one-way ANOVA, linear
regression, and multiple regression and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically
significant.
Results: The mean score of sexual assertiveness was 47.09 and the mean score of sexual quality of life
was 46.46. There was a positive and significant correlation between sexual assertiveness and sexual
quality of life (0.487, r = 0.001) .
Conclusion: Regarding the relationship between sexual assertiveness and sexual quality of life, it seems
that the use of approaches to raise the level of female sexual assertiveness in premarital education classes
and communication skills with a spouse should be taught to improve the quality of sexual life.