Investigating the role of trust and commitment to the spouse in women's sexual satisfaction

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Fatemeh Golabi ¹
• Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam ²
• Elham Hoseinzadeh ²

¹ Department of social science- Faculty of Law & Social science- University of Tabriz

² Department of Social Science, Faculty of Law & Social Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

10.30495/jzvj.2023.30684.3873

Abstract

One of the most important and effective variables that can affect women's sexual satisfaction is commitment to the husband . Commitment is an important component of the quality of romantic relationships that is targeted in couple therapy and is often seen as a positive outcome and may affect sexual satisfaction. Another factor that affects a couple's sexual satisfaction is trust. People trust each other is one of the basic principles of social life. In this study, women's sexual satisfaction and its relationship with commitment and trust in the husband is investigated. Is there a significant relationship between commitment to the husband and trust in the wife with women's sexual satisfaction?
Methods:
The present study is descriptive-survey in nature. In terms of purpose, it is practical and in terms of research time, it is cross-sectional. The statistical population of the study was all married women in Tabriz in 1398, of which 400 were selected as the sample number using the Cochran's formula. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster. In the present study, a questionnaire was used to collect data.
According to the conclusion of this study that there is a significant relationship between trust in a spouse and sexual satisfaction, it can be argued that trust is a factor that prevents anxiety and conflict between couples and a sense of security about previous behaviors. Unseen is another person. The results showed that commitment to the spouse and trust in the spouse are the main and influential variables on women's sexual satisfaction.

Keywords

• Trust in spouse
• commitment to spouse
• women's sexual satisfaction

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