Understanding the Sexual Self-Confidence: Role of Perceived Self-Efficacy in Educated Married Women
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https://doi.org/10.55737/tk/2k25d.44101Keywords:
Perceived Self-Efficacy, Sexual Self-Confidence, Married Women, Intimate Relationships, Self-BeliefAbstract
The research here looks at how an individual's perception of their own ability directly correlates with their sexual self-confidence when in a marital relationship. By using the cross-sectional correlation research method in this study, 202 educated married women were drawn from a pool of potential participants through the purposive sampling method. The data were collected by administering the Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (Smith & Betz, 2000) and the Sexual Self-Confidence Scale (Celik, 2015). A series of statistical analyses using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis were performed on the data using SPSS version 25. A significant moderate correlation was found between married women's perceived self-efficacy and sexual self-confidence. Regression analysis also shows statistically significant prediction (F (1, 200) = 94.14, p < .001), confirming that perceived self-efficacy was the predictor of sexual self-confidence. It illustrates how women perceive themselves in relation to their sexuality. The findings of this study indicate that strategies aimed at increasing perceived self-efficacy to promote sexual self-confidence so that the sexual satisfaction of married women can be enhanced.
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