Poligamik ve monogamik evliliklerdeki kadınlarda psikolojik semptomlar ve cinsel doyum

Year 2022, Volume: 47 Issue: 1, 283 - 291, 31.03.2022

Ertan Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1029011

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı bir Türk Örnekleminde poligamik ve monogamik evliliklere dahil olan kadınların cinsel doyum düzeyleri ile ruh sağlığı ile ilgili belirtileri araştırmaktır. Çalışmaya 72 poligamik, 36 monogamik evlilik yapmış toplam 108 kadın katılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Katılımcılara değerlendirme için Golombok Rust Cinsel Doyum Ölçeği (GRCDÖ) ve SCL-90-R uygulanmıştır.
Bulgular: GRCDÖ ile yapılan karşılaştırmada iki grup arasında, Toplam Puan, Doyum, Dokunma, Vaginismus ve Anorgazmi alt ölçekleri arasında anlamlı fark bulunmuştur. SCL-90 puanları ANOVA ile karşılaştırıldığında Polgamik evliliklerdeki ilk eşler (Senior Wife) Depresyon alt ölçeğinden anlamlı olarak yüksek puan ortalamasına sahipti. Monogamik evliliklerdeki kadınlar, Poligamik evliliklerdeki kadınlara göre cinsel yaşamlarından daha yüksek doyuma sahip olduğu, daha az psikiyatrik semptoma sahip olduğu saptanmıştır.
Sonuç: Çok eşli aile yapısı hakkında farkındalık yaratmak, cinsel sağlık gibi sıklıkla ihmal edilen konulara dikkat çekmek ve bu gruba verilen sağlık hizmetlerini iyileştirmek önemlidir.

Keywords

poligami, monogami, evlilik, cinsellik, cinsel doyum, kadın

Psychological symptoms and sexual satisfaction in polygamic and monogamic wives

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the sexual satisfaction and mental health indicators in polygamous and monogamous women in Turkey. The study included 108 female participants: 36 monogamous wives and 72 polygamous wives.
Materials and Methods: The participants were evaluated with the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) and Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS).
Results: There were significant differences between the groups regarding the total GRISS score and Dissatisfaction, Sensuality, Vaginismus, and Anorgasmia subscale scores. In comparing the SCL-90 scores with ANOVA, the senior wife group had significantly higher scores in the Depression subscales. Monogamic wives had higher satisfaction from their sexual lives and had less frequent psychiatric symptoms than polygamic wives.
Conclusion: It is important to raise awareness about the polygamic family structure, draw attention to often neglected issues such as sexual health, and improve the health services provided to this group.

Keywords

polygamy, Monogamy, marriage, sexuality, sexual satisfaction, women

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