The mediating role of sexual self-efficacy in the relationship between attachment styles and sexual satisfaction in addicted men in Kermanshah city

Research has shown that there is a relationship between attachment styles and sexual satisfaction, but does sexual self-efficacy of addicted men can have to mediate this regard? Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of sexual self-efficacy in the relationship between attachment styles and sexual satisfaction of addicted men in Kermanshah. The present research was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this study included people were referred to addiction treatment centers in Kermanshah. The research sample consisted of 250 of the five addiction treatment centers who were selected by non-probability sampling method. Adult Attachment scale(Hazan & Shaver, 1987),  Larson's Sexual Satisfaction scale (Larson,1995), and Sexual Self-efficacy scale(Vaziri et al.,1993) were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using statistical methods, including the Pearson correlation coefficient, multivariate regression analysis, and path analysis. Conlusions: The results showed that there is a relationship between attachment styles and  Men's sexual satisfaction, this means that secure attachment style is a positive predictor (R<0.05) and Insecure-avoidant attachment style is a negative predictor (R<0.05). Sexual self-efficacy can also act as a mediator between attachment styles and sexual satisfaction (-R<0.05). Therefore people that have high's sexual self-efficacy and secure's attachment style experience better sexual satisfaction.