Comparison of the level of deprivation of sexual tension in "Iranian" and "American-European" society and its relationship with anxiety, depression and motivation to progress

 One of the important aspects of the concept of health is mental health, and sexual health is not only a sign of mental health, but its disorder also strongly affects physical health. The purpose of this research was to compare the level of sexual tension deprivation in two Iranian and European-American societies and its relationship with the level of anxiety, depression and motivation to progress. 

 This research was applied in a causal-comparative way after the event. For this purpose, 219 subjects aged 25 to 55, with secondary education levels and above, including 61 Iranian men and 51 women, and 50 men and 57 women from European-American countries, voluntarily answered the questionnaire. In this research, a researcher-made questionnaire to measure the severity of sexual deprivation factors, the motivation questionnaire for academic achievement by Hermans (1970), the depression questionnaire (Beck, 1978) and the social interaction anxiety scale (Matik et al., 1998) were used. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test. 

 Comparing the mean and standard deviation of the intensity of the factors that create sexual deprivation in the two research groups showed that the severity of these factors and as a result the level of said deprivation in the Iranian society is higher than the American-European society (p<0.01). Also, the results of multivariate variance analysis showed that Iranian samples had higher scores in all components (P<0.01). 

 This type of deprivation is a product of ancient patterns and as a result of the unique Iranian culture, it has consequences in the insights and behaviors of the Iranian society and has no relation with the orders and values ​​of the Islamic religion. The application of the findings of this research means the concepts obtained in long-term educational and cultural planning.