The effect of counseling based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory on sexual self-efficacy and quality of sexual life.
This study aimed to determine the effect of counseling, based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory, on sexual self-efficacy and quality of sexual life. This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 96 newlywed women in Zanjan, Iran during 2015-2016. The participants were assigned to the control and intervention groups through block randomization. Six 90-minute counseling sessions were held weekly for participants in the intervention group. Questionnaires of sexual self-efficacy and quality of sexual life were completed before and 8 weeks after the end of intervention. No significant difference was observed between groups in sexual self-efficacy and quality of sexual life at baseline (p > .05). Using ANCOVA, the mean score for sexual self-efficacy in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group 8 weeks after the intervention ended (mean difference in scores = 9.4; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.6 to 16.2; p = .007). However, no significant difference was observed in the quality of sexual life between the two groups (mean difference in mean score = 2.1; 95% CI -2.5 to 6.7; p = .365). Thus, counseling had a positive impact on sexual self-efficacy. However, the intervention had no significant impact on the quality of sexual life, which may be attributed to the short duration of follow-up.
['Alimohammadi|Leila|L|', 'Zarei|Fatemeh|F|', 'Mirghafourvand|Mojgan|M|']
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Counseling sexual self-efficacy quality of sexual life newlywed women