Investigating the Effectiveness of the Love City Game on Sexual Anxiety in Couples
Subject Areas : psychology
Zahra Alizadeh
1
,
Soran Rajabi
2
*
,
mkn1372@gmail.com Najafi
3
1 - Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
2 -
3 - Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Counseling, Khwarazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Love city game, sexual anxiety, couples, negative emotions,
Abstract :
Abstract: The present research aimed to the effectiveness of Shahr eshgh game on Isfahan as a sexual sport for couples of the city. This research was applied and quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. In the present study, 20 couples (20 men and 20 women) were included in the target statistical population based on the entry criteria and selection of the sampling method, and then 10 couples were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 10 couples (10 men and 10 women) were assigned to the control group and the game City of Love was played for 8 sessions for the experimental group, and the Falis sexual anxiety questionnaire was used to measure in the pre-test and post-test, and finally the data by The software is done. SPSS-23 software was subjected to statistical analysis. The results of covariance analysis showed that the significance level and effect size for the research variable are 0.014 and 15, respectively. The results of this research show that the game City of Love can reduce sexual anxiety.
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