The Effect of Psychological Interventions on Sexual and Marital Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Iran J Public Health

Research Center for Evidence Based-Medicine, Iranian EBM Center: A Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Published: January 2023

Background: Sexual and marital satisfaction play an important role in the stability of couples' relationships, so it is necessary to take a proper approach to promote them. This study aimed to identify and categorize psychological interventions affecting sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction of women in Iran.

Methods: An electronic systematic review search was conducted using the Persian and English databases of SID, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, Cochran library, and Google Scholar motor engine until 2021 to identify all relevant clinical trials and experimental and quasi-experimental studies assessing the effect of psychological interventions on sexual and marital satisfaction.

Results: Totally, we retrieved 528 studies from the previously mentioned databases, of which, 38 met the eligibility criteria. The subgroup meta-analysis of 4 studies conducted showed that interventions based on individual consultations increase sexual satisfaction (MD: 2.94, 95% CI: -0.36 to 6.24, = .23), ( =30.83%). The subgroup meta-analysis of 10 studies conducted revealed that couple-based consultations increase marital satisfaction (MD: 5.93, 95% CI: -2.59 to 9.27, =.95), ( = 0%).

Conclusion: The results of meta-analysis demonstrated the effect of counseling-based psychological interventions on increasing sexual and marital satisfaction of couples. However, further clinical trials are required before making a definitive conclusion.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9941443PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v52i1.11666DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

marital satisfaction
20
psychological interventions
16
sexual marital
16
interventions sexual
12
systematic review
8
sexual satisfaction
8
clinical trials
8
subgroup meta-analysis
8
meta-analysis studies
8
studies conducted
8

Similar Publications

Patients' loyalty to primary care institutions and associated factors in China: a cross-sectional study.

BMC Health Serv Res

January 2025

School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine patients' loyalty and explore some associated factors among PCIs in this country.

Methods: A multistage stratified random sampling method was employed to collect data for this study. A structured self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 2,697 patients who had ever involved in seeking healthcare from PCIs across China between July and September in 2021.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Among military service members, the experience of never-deploying can create a negative affective state (i.e., "non-deployment emotions"; (NDE)) that increases stress and may contribute to higher rates of substance use among Reserve and National Guard soldiers.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Healthy sexuality includes relational, emotional, and physical elements as noted in the sexual wholeness model. Genital acceptance (emotional comfort with reactions to genitalia) and physical sexual knowledge (knowledge of the physical aspects of sex) are two areas of physical relationships that may be associated with sexual satisfaction. Attachment is a factor that has been associated with sexual relationships and may be an intervening variable between the physical aspects of sex and sexual satisfaction.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Childlessness, as well as having a high number of children, has been reported to be associated with an elevated risk of dementia compared to having 2-3 children. The mechanisms underlying these relationships are not well understood and may be mediated by different midlife risk factors. We examined the mediating role of various factors on the relationship between the number of children and dementia risk.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Is 'me-time' selfish?: Daily vitality crossover in dual-earner couples.

Appl Psychol Health Well Being

February 2025

Department of Psychology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

This multisource daily diary study examined the recovery outcomes of working mothers' time spent for the self (i.e. me-time) and whether the benefits crossover to their husbands.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!