Sexual dysfunctions as correlates of marital satisfaction among couples in tertiary institutions in Benue State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined sexual Desire disorder and Arousal disorder as correlates of Sexual Satisfaction among couples in tertiary institutions in Benue State. Correlational survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 2626 academic staff while 322 married academic staff were sampled using multi-stage sampling technique for all the 9 tertiary institutions in Benue State for the study. The instruments for data collection used in the study were Couple Satisfaction Index (CSI) and Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) with reliability coefficients of 0.793 for Couple Satisfaction Index (CSI) and 0.0675 for Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) respectively.  Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 significance. The result showed that there is a significant relationship between sexual desire disorder, arousal disorder and marital satisfaction. Based on the findings, it was recommended that couples should seek counselling early when they discover they no longer have desire for sexual intercourse with their spouse. Counsellors should use both Mindfulness-Based approach and Cognitive Behavioral therapy for couples who are experiencing sexual desire disorder and arousal disorders. The study concluded that there is positive correlation between sexual dysfunctions and marital satisfaction of couples in tertiary institutions in Benue State.