Investigation of the Effects of Marital Adjustment on Sexual Life Quality of Married Women

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of marital adjustment on the quality of sex life in married women.Method: As a descriptive study, the universe of the present study consists of married women consulting to an education and research hospital and primary care clinics in a province while the sample is composed of 365 voluntary married women that are open to dialogue. In collecting the data, “Information form” containing socio-demographic background, “Marriage Adjustment form (MAF) and sexual life quality scale for woman  (SFQSW) were used. In analysing the data, arithmetic mean, percentage, frequency, Mann Whitney-U test, Kruskall Wallis Analysis and Spearman Correlation Analysis were employed.Findings: Arithmetic score of the MAF is 43.58±9.83 and that of SFQSW is 79.88±19.57 while significant relation between the scores was found in positive direction (p<0.05).Results: The more marital adjustment increases in women, the better the sexual life quality is. In order to increase the level of well-being and life quality in marriage, nurses are suggested to counsel the couples and family consultants are advised to inform the families on sexual issues and improve their communication skills.