The Impact of Life Skills-Based Group Counseling on Sexual Intimacy Among Women of Reproductive Age with Low Sexual Intimacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

IF 2.2 3区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy Pub Date : 2026-09-08 DOI:10.1080/0092623X.2026.2730255

Roya Salmani, Parvin Mohebbi, Azam Maleki, Loghman Ebrahimi

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Abstract

This study aimed to assess the effect of life skills-based group counseling on sexual intimacy among women of reproductive age. In this randomized controlled trial, 118 women (all scoring below 60 on the intimacy questionnaire) were allocated to intervention and control groups via block randomization. The intervention group attended eight life skills-based counseling sessions. Sexual intimacy data were collected at baseline, immediately after, and one-month post-intervention. Data were analyzed using chi-square, independent t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS-24. Immediately after the intervention and at the one-month follow-up, mean sexual intimacy scores were significantly higher in the intervention group compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Repeated-measures ANOVA showed a significant main effect of time and a significant time × group interaction (p < 0.001), indicating that patterns of change in sexual intimacy scores over time differed between groups. Furthermore, the overall between-group difference remained significant (p = 0.001). The results suggest that life skills-based group counseling is associated with improved sexual intimacy among women of reproductive age who report low baseline sexual intimacy.

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生活技能团体辅导对性亲密度低的育龄妇女性亲密度的影响：一项随机对照试验。

本研究旨在评估以生活技能为基础的团体辅导对育龄妇女性亲密行为的影响。在本随机对照试验中，118名女性（亲密问卷得分均低于60分）通过分组随机法被分配到干预组和对照组。干预组参加了八次以生活技能为基础的咨询会议。性亲密数据分别在基线、干预后立即和干预后一个月收集。数据分析采用卡方检验、独立t检验和SPSS-24重复测量方差分析。干预后和1个月随访时，干预组的性亲密行为平均得分显著高于对照组（p p p = 0.001）。结果表明，生活技能为基础的小组咨询与报告低基线性亲密关系的育龄妇女的性亲密关系的改善有关。

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Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy Multiple-

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4.70

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12.00%

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107

期刊介绍： The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy is one of the top independent journals in the field. Under the prestigious leadership of R. Taylor Seagraves, M.D. - one of the world" foremost experts in sex and marital therapy -- JSMT is an active and contemporary forum reflecting the most viable developments emanating from the U.S. and abroad. JSMT continues to break new ground with innovative research and clinical writing, and the editor is committed to showcasing the most far-reaching traditional and contemporary thinking from all sources. You will read about therapeutic techniques, outcome, special clinical and medical problems, and the theoretical parameters of sexual functioning, and marital relationships.