The Effect of Mindfulness-based Sexual Counseling on Sexual Distress in Pregnant Women

The study was conducted in order to determine the effect of mindfulness-based sexual counseling on sexual distress, attitude towards sexuality and body image concerns in pregnant women. The research was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.The sample consisted of the pregnant women who applied to the pregnant class at the time of the study and met the inclusion criteria. Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Body Image Concerns During Pregnancy Scale were used. In the study, the pregnant women in the experimental group were given mindfulness-based sexual counseling by the researcher. Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. First of all, Pregnancy Introduction Form, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised and Body Image Concerns in Pregnancy Scale were applied to the pregnant women in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given mindfulness-based sexual counseling for 4 weeks by the researcher. At the end of the mindfulness-based sexual counseling, the experimental group and the control group at the same time, were applied to the experimental group and the control group at the same time, the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, Attitude towards Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale, and the Body Image Worries During Pregnancy Scale.