The Relationship of Marital Quality and Sexual Satisfaction with Marital Status in Iranian Women: A Path Model

Marriage is the most common life event in all societies. There are some factors which may lead to an unstable marriage. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between marital quality and sexual satisfaction with marital status by using Path model in Iranian women. Methods: This was cross-sectional study conducted on 400 women, who were selected through multistage sampling method. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, marriage instability, marital quality, and Larson sexual satisfaction questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s test were performed by SPSS V.16 and LISREL8.80 used for analysis of data. Results: Marital quality was the most effective predictor of marital status (P<0.001). Sexual satisfaction had direct association with marital status through direct effect of marital quality (P<0.001). Moreover, smoking (P<0.001) and addiction of spouse (P<0.08) had association with marital status inversely (p< 0.05). Conclusion: Noticed to sexuality and increase quality marital life and avoidance of high risk behaviors will help to stability marriage.