نشریه انجمن علمی روانشناسی ایران

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چکیده: رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی از ابعاد مهم زندگی زناشویی هستند که به شدت کیفیت و پایداری رابطه زوجین را تحت تاثیر قرار می‌دهند. مطالعات نشان داده‌اند که عوامل متعددی ازجمله عوامل روانی، اجتماعی، اقتصادی، فردی و ویژگی‌های جمعیت شناختی بر رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی تاثیرگذار هستند. هدف پژوهش حاضر پیش‌بینی سطوح رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی بر اساس متغیرهای شغلی، تعهد، صمیمیت و دانش و نگرش جنسی بود. تعداد 100 نفر از کارمندان شرکت نفت (50 کارمند اقماری، 50 کارمند غیر اقماری) در این پژوهش شرکت کردند. از شرکت‌کنندگان خواسته شد پرسشنامه وضعیت جنسی گلومبوک- راست  (GRISS)، پرسشنامه وضعیت زناشویی گلومبوک- راست (GRIMS)، جدول مربوط به اطلاعات شغلی، مقیاس تعهد زناشویی (DCI)، مقیاس صمیمیت (IS) و مقیاس دانش و نگرش جنسی (SKAS) را تکمیل کنند. نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که بین رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی با متغیرهای شغلی رابطه معنادار وجود ندارد اما تعهد، صمیمیت و دانش و نگرش جنسی با رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی رابطه مثبت داشتند. همچنین رضایت جنسی توسط صمیمیت و دانش و نگرش جنسی قابل پیش‌بینی بود. تعهد و صمیمیت نیز توان پیش‌بینی سازگاری زناشویی را داشتند. نتایج همچنین نشان داد صمیمیت بیشترین سهم را در پیش‌بینی رضایت جنسی و تعهد بیشترین سهم را در پیش‌بینی سازگاری زناشویی ایفا می‌کند. بر اساس یافته‌های این پژوهش می‌توان نتیجه گرفت که متغیرهای شغلی تاثیری بر رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی ندارند اما تعهد، صمیمیت و دانش و نگرش جنسی نقش تعیین‌کننده‌ای در پیش‌بینی رضایت جنسی و سازگاری زناشویی ایفا می‌کنند.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Prediction of sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment levels according to job variables, commitment, intimacy, and sexual knowledge and attitude

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mohammad Ali Besharat
  • Bahar Rafiezadeh

چکیده [English]

Abstract: Sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment are the important aspects of married life that strictly affect the quality and stability of the relationship between couples. Studies have shown that several factors including psychological, social, economic, personal and demographic characteristics affect the sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment. The aim of the present study was to predict the levels of sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment based on job variables, commitment, intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude. For this purpose, 100 employees of the Oil Company (50 expatriate, 50 non-employees) were selected as sample group using a convenience sampling method. Participants completed The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual State Questionnaire (GRISS), The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Marital State Questionnaire (GRIMS), Table of job information, Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (DCI), Intimacy Scale (IS), and the Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale (SKAS). The results showed that no significant correlation existed between sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment with job variables, while the commitment, intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude had a positive relationship with sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment. Also, sexual satisfaction could be predicted by intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude. Marital adjustment was also predicted by the commitment and intimacy. The results also showed that among the variables, intimacy had the largest share in prediction of sexual satisfaction and commitment had the largest share in prediction of marital adjustment. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that job variables do not affect sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment, while the commitment, intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude play a determining role in prediction of sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Keywords: sexual knowledge
  • sexual attitude
  • Sexual Satisfaction
  • Marital Adjustment
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