the role of body image, marital satisfaction, and happiness in predicting sexual desire among married women: a correlational study

Objective: this study aimed to explore how body image, marital satisfaction, and happiness influence the sexual desire of married women.methods:  conducted as a descriptive correlational study, it involved 286 married women who visited pre-divorce counseling centers at the bojnord general prosecutor’s office in 2023. these participants, selected through convenience sampling, were summoned due to their husbands’ complaints of non-compliance with conjugal rights. data collection tools included the body image questionnaire (fisher), oxford happiness questionnaire (argyle et al.), enrich couple scale (olson), and hollander sexual desire questionnaire.results: the analysis, which used correlation and stepwise multiple regression, revealed significant positive correlations between positive body image, marital satisfaction, happiness, and sexual desire (p < 0.05). specifically, body image explained 39% of the variance in sexual desire, marital satisfaction accounted for 30%, and happiness accounted for 35%.conclusion: the findings suggest that enhancing body image, marital satisfaction, and happiness could significantly boost sexual desire in married women, indicating that targeted interventions in these areas may be beneficial.