Effectiveness of sexual skills education on sexual attitude and knowledge in married women

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardebil. Iran

2 Ph.D. student of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardebil, Iran.

3 Master of Family Counseling, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardebil, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of sexual skills education on sexual attitude and knowledge in married women. The study adopted a semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest with control group. Statistical population included all married women referred to counseling centers and mental health in Uremia City in 2016. Thirty-six participants were randomly selected and divided into experimental (n=18) and control (n=18) groups. The Sexual Attitude and Knowledge scale used to collect the required data. After implementing the pretest, the experimental group received sexual skills education program for 1 hour in 8 sessions, once a week. After the training, the posttest repeated for two groups, and data analyzed by using the covariance analysis. Results show that the mean difference between the two groups in Sexual Attitude and Sexual Knowledge on the post-test and follow-up test (P<0.01). Based on the results of the study, it concluded that sexual skills education could significantly enhance the sexual knowledge and attitude in married women. With the rapid increase in the number of married women, sexual skills education is highly recommended.

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  • Receive Date: 08 October 2015
  • Accept Date: 08 October 2015

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