Investigation of factors affecting sexual satisfaction: A cross-sectional study

In this study, sexual satisfaction of people with active sexual life, stress, anxiety, loneliness and various variables (gender, age, education level, monthly income, employment status, relationship status, sexual consumer, sexual life duration, predisposition status, alcohol-substance). ) -such as smoking status) reviews. 400 individuals, 218 women and 182 men, living in Istanbul and having an active sexual life, participated in the research. The data obtained in the study were collected using the Sexual Satisfaction Scale, Beck Depression Scale, Beck Anxiety Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale. As a result of the research, sexual satisfaction and depression (r =-.81; p<.01). and anxiety (r=-.43; p<.01). Negatively significant relationships were found between Anxiety with depression (r=.84; p<.01) and loneliness (r=.81; p<.01). There were positive high-level significant relationships between them. In addition, the total explained variance value of depression, loneliness and anxiety in predicting the sexual satisfaction of individuals was found to be 31%. It was concluded that depression, anxiety and loneliness variables had a significant explanation variance in explaining sexual satisfaction levels.