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Study aim
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Cognitive- behavioral counseling effect on the sexual compatibility in the newly wed couples
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, community-based, practice-oriented, randomized
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Settings and conduct
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Place to do is in Sanandaj, From the newly married couples, The list of clients Pre-Marriage Counseling Centers is selected randomly, 160 of them were screened using Dr Laal sexual compatibility scale (1396) with having sexual compatibility intermediate with score of 70 to 104 are eligible to participate in the research are selected. Then participants were randomly selected in two groups of 40 intervention group with gender segregation and two groups of 40 people, control group from both sexes will be selected. Intervention group will attend 8 weekly group counseling sessions with a 120-minute cognitive-behavioral approach and the control group will not receive intervention. After 2 months, the post-test is conducted using the mentioned scale.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Duration of marriage from 6 months to 1 year, willing to participate in the study, Not having a history of alcohol use and Sexual enhancement drugs, Not any sexual dysfunction, Minimum elementary level education, Lack of pregnancy
Not attending in sessions 2 times or more, Incomplete answers or completion of the questionnaire halfway, Lack of consent to continue participating
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Intervention groups
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The research is a clinical trial and is carried out by experimental and intervention method and a two-month follow-up test with two intervention groups and one control group. The independent variable of cognitive-behavioral counseling is the dependent variable of sexual compatibility and gender.
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Main outcome variables
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Improving couples relationships, enjoying life, Increased durability of life and promoting sexual health