The relationship between sexual self-esteem and all its components with marital satisfaction in athletic women of Tehran

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the relation between sexual self-esteem and all its components with marital satisfaction in athletic women of Tehran .The statistical sample is 196 of married athletic women among 22 regions of Tehran who were selected by cluster sampling. Sexual self-esteem inventory for women (SSEI-W) by Zeanah & Schwarz (1996) and Parakash marital satisfaction by Amrithraj & Prakash(1985) were used to collect data. The statistical analysis by Pearson correlation and multivariable regression showed there was a significant and positive relationship between sexual self-esteem and all its’ components (skill, attractiveness, control, moral judgment, adaptiveness ) with marital satisfaction. Stepwise Regression analysis revealed that adaptiveness, control, moral judgment and skill were able to predict marital satisfaction in athletic women.