Prediction of Marital Satisfaction based on Sexual Self-esteem in Women Wanting divorce

The present study aims to predict marital satisfaction based on sexual self-esteem in women that want a divorce. This study is descriptive (non-experimental) and correlational research. The statistical population of research included all the women between 20 and 40 years wanting divorce who were referred to the physiological counseling centers in Qazvin city in 2021. Approximately 100 people were selected for this research to estimate the sample size using the Plant-based formula. The  Convenience Sampling technique was employed. The measurement tools included ENRICH [1] Marital Satisfaction scale (2007) and Sternberg Thinking Styles Questionnaire (1991). A hierarchical regression test was used for data analysis. The findings showed that the research hypotheses were accepted. Sexual self-esteem explains 42.2% of the variance of marital satisfaction in women wanting a divorce. This relation shows that sexual self-esteem alone explains 42% of marital satisfaction variance in women that want a divorce. Mental well-being has increased the described variance of marital satisfaction by 19.4%. Therefore, the research hypothesis was accepted, and sexual self-esteem predicts marital satisfaction in women seeking divorce and has a significant role in marital satisfaction.