Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training and cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexual satisfaction of women with vaginismus disorder

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD. student of psychology, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, Iran

2 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, Iran

3 Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, Iran Associate professor of psychiatry , Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Regarding the impact of vaginismus on sexual satisfaction and using effective treatments, the present study compared the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training and cognitive-behavioral therapy training on sexual satisfaction of women with vaginismus disorder.
Materials and Methods: In the present study, forty-five women with vaginismus, who referred to Mashhad Rahiab Sexual Counseling Clinic in October-November of 2018, were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups: control, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Then all participants fulfilled the Sex Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ) before and after the intervention. The experimental groups underwent intervention for 8 two-hour sessions per week. During this period, the control group did not receive any intervention. Data analyzed through descriptive indices, multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance.
Results: Results of comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on marital satisfaction in all dimensions showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has a greater impact on sexual satisfaction dimensions. Also, the results showed that both methods of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy have an effect on sexual satisfaction.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it seems that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has a greater effect on sexual satisfaction compared cognitive-behavioral therapy and it is recommended to be used in psychological clinics.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 23, Issue 4
July and August 2021
Pages 267-271

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