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The Effect of Solution Focused Level on Marital Disaffection and Sexual Satisfaction in Married Individuals

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This study was conducted to determine the effect of solution-focused level on marital disaffection and sexual satisfaction in married individuals. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between the dates of 11.20.2020–01.05.2021 with 336 married individuals who accepted to participate in the study. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Solution Focused Inventory, the Marital Disaffection Scale and the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale. In the evaluation of the data, Mann–Whitney, Kruskal Wallis, correlation and regression tests were used as well as the descriptive statistics. The ethics committee’s permission and the written consent of the participants were obtained to execute the study. The Solution Focused Inventory total mean score of the married individuals was 45.62 ± 12.82; The mean score of the Marital Disaffection Scale was 36.50 ± 12.57, and the total mean score for the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale was 71.24 ± 19.33. While there was a negative correlation between the Solution Focused Inventory and the Marital Disaffection Scale; A positive correlation was determined between the Solution Focused Inventory and the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale. It has been determined that as the solution-focused level of married women increased, their marital disaffection decreased and their sexual satisfaction enhanced.

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  2. Department of Nursing. Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic Science and Technology University, Gaziantep, Turkey

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Study conception and design: FK, DA, EÖÇ. Data collection: FK, DA, EÖÇ. Data analysis and interpretation: FK. Drafting of the article: FK, DA, EÖÇ. Critical revision of the article: FK, DA, EÖÇ.

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Karasu, F., Ayar, D. & Çopur, E.Ö. The Effect of Solution Focused Level on Marital Disaffection and Sexual Satisfaction in Married Individuals. Contemp Fam Ther 45, 75–84 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-021-09590-w

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