Effect of Attachment Styles to Parents on Sexual Dysfunction Domains of Married Women
Introduction: According to Bowbly attachment theory, attachment of a baby and its main care provider, influences on social growth and the baby’s feelings throughout its life. The present study was performed aim to determine the effect of attachment style to parents on domains of sexual dysfunction...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308501/ |
| Summary: | Introduction: According to Bowbly attachment theory, attachment of a baby and its main care provider,
influences on social growth and the baby’s feelings throughout its life. The present study was performed aim to
determine the effect of attachment style to parents on domains of sexual dysfunction in married women.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on two hundred married women who were fertile, and
referred private and governmental gynecology clinics in Mashhad, Iran, in 2014. Data collection tools were three
questionnaires; Demographic and marital questionnaire, Female sexual function index questionnaire, and Adult
attachment style questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20 (IBM© SPSS© Statistics version 20
using independent-samples t-test and logistic regression. The statistical tests were performed at the 95%
confidence interval.
Result: Mean of safe attachment style to parents in all aspect of sexual dysfunction was significantly lower
(p≤0.01), however, mean of distant attachment style to parents in all aspects of sexual dysfunction was
significantly higher (p≤0.05).
Conclusion: Secure and distance attachment style to the mother showed maximum power of prediction for sexual
dysfunction, which indicates the importance of attachment to parents and its impact on adult relationships |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |