نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه علم و فرهنگ، تهران، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
موضوعات
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Introduction:Sexual dysfunction is associated with many important and significant harms in different areas of marital functioning.Therefore, any effort to improve the level of physical and psychological health of women is necessary and valuable. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity and sleep quality in the relationship between Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and sexual dysfunction.
Materials and methods:The research method was descriptive and fundamental in nature.The research sample consisted of 373 married women living in Tehran who were selected through accessible sampling method in 2023.Data were collected using questionnaires including Female's sexual function (Rosen et al's ;2000), premenstrual symptoms screening (Steiner et al's ;2003),sleep quality assessment (Boyce et al's; 1989) and anxiety sensitivity (Taylor et al's ;2007).Data were analysed using Pearson correlation and path analysis.
Results: According to the results of the path analysis, it was observed that the direct effect of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder on sexual dysfunction was positive and significant (p=0.004; β=0.157).In addition, the indirect effect of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder on sexual dysfunction through both sleep quality and anxiety sensitivity was positive and significant(β=0.027, p=0.030, , β=0.072, p=0.001 respectively).Therefore, the variables of sleep quality and anxiety sensitivity played a partial mediating role in the relationship between Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and sexual dysfunction.
Conclusion:The results of the present research can help researchers and therapists in the field of mental health in two ways:1.theoretical(extending and enriching theoretical concepts in the field of couple therapy) 2. operational (designing educational programmes for prevention, screening and treatment)
کلیدواژهها [English]
New York.2016 (4th ed.).