The relationship of marital quality and sexual satisfaction with marital status in Iranian women: a Path model

Abstract

Introduction :  Marriage is the most common life event in all societies. More than 90% of people in the world get married at least once in their life; there are some factors, however, that may make a marriage unstable. This study aimed to investigate the relationship  of   marital quality   and  sexual  satisfaction  with  marital status  by  using  Path  model  in  Iranian  women   who  referred to health  centers  affiliated  to  Shahid   Beheshti  University  of  Medical  Sciences Tehran, Iran in  2015.Methods: This was cross-sectional study conducted on  400 women from January to May 2015(8 months),  who were  selected  through  multistage  sampling method. Data were collected through distinct  questionnaires  demographic  characteristics ,instability marriage , marital  quality and  Larson  sexual  satisfaction   that completed  by   interview   . Descriptive   statistics,  Pearson’s  test   were  performed by SPSS V.16 and   LISREL8.80    used  for  analysis  of  data. (P<0.05)Results: The mean age of  400  participants   was 26.74 ± 3.50 years  old, and  their   mean duration of marriage was 7.90 ± 4.30 years . Marital   quality    was the most effective predictor of marital status(P<0.001).  Sexual   satisfaction    had  direct  association with marital status through direct effect of marital quality (P<0.001). Moreover, smoking (P<0.001)  and  addiction  of  spouse (P<0.08)   had    association  with  marital status  inversely. (p< 0.05).Conclusion:  Noticed  to  sexuality  and  increase quality  marital  life  and avoidance  of high risk behaviors   will help  to  stability  marriage. Declaration of Interest: None.