abstract background: women’s sexual self‑esteem is one of the most important factors that affect women’s sexual satisfaction and their sexual anxiety. various aspects of sexual life are blended with the entire personality. determining the relationship between personality traits and self‑concept aspects such as sexual self‑esteem leads to better understanding of sexual behavior in people with di...

conclusions lack of difference in self-esteem of disabled people in different degrees of disability and in both men and women suggests that disabled people should not be presumed to have low self-esteem, and their different aspects of life should be attended to, just like others. furthermore, studies should be designed and implemented based on psychological, social and environmental factors tha...

abstractthe role of sexual – self schema and body imag on women sexual function introduction: the aime of the present study is to investigate the role of sexual self-schema and body image on sexual function of married female nurses....... method: statistical population of the present study consist of all married female nurses of tehran government hospitals. from which 200 individuals were selec...

Background & aim: Sexual self-efficacy refers to the belief of each individual about his/her ability to be sexually active, his/her desirability for sexual partner, and assessment of the ability and self-efficacy in sexual behavior. Sexual relationship is one of the key pillars of a successful family; accordingly, functionality in this domain largely affects marital satisfaction. The aim of thi...

abstract background: selection and acceptance of appropriate sexual behavior and sexual function are made difficult by low sexual self‑efficacy in the postpartum period. the general purpose of this research is to define the effects of an 8‑week pelvic floor muscle exercise program on sexual self‑efficacy in primiparous women after childbirth. materials and methods: this clinical trial was perfo...

objective: among a representative sample of married women in the capital of iran, tehran, we aimed to determine the association of self-reported sexual desire with (1) self-reported attachment styles (2) self-reported marital satisfaction (3) self-reported sex guilt. methods: the data were obtained from a total of 192 married iranian women who were selected via multi-cluster sampling method fro...

Lower levels of sexual self-efficacy increase high-risk sexual behaviors in prostitutes. In this respect, an educational intervention program based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model can enhance sexual self-efficacy. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of IMB education on sexual self-efficacy in women. To this end, a clinical trial was conducted on women with...

Background & aim: The preservation and enhancement of the sexual function are the key elements of sexual health. One of the most important predictive factors of sexual behavior and function is sexual self-concept. This construct is defined as the individuals’ understanding and evaluation of their own sexual desires and orientations. The aim of the present study was to determine the correlation ...