The Effects of Marital Therapy on Sexual Satisfaction

Twenty couples with marital distress and for whom sexual functioning was not the primary referral problem received ten weekly sessions of marital therapy. Both partners completed the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction, a measure of sexual functioning, before and after therapy. A significant improvement in the reported quality of the couples sexual functioning was found, particularly for the frequency of sexual intercourse, communication, and sexual satisfaction. It was concluded that behavioural marital therapy alone may be effective in the treatment of sexual problems.