Study design and participants
depression, infertility
DISEASES, DISORDERS
This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 66 newly married women with cases in Asad-Abadi and Haft-e-Tir pre-marriage counseling centers in Tabriz. All Iranian couples previously referred to pre-marital centers for pre-marriage tests were selected as sample.The inclusion criteria were newly married women (1—3 years passed from their marriage), scoring less than 50 in the Hulbert Sexual Assertiveness Index, having at least elementary education, first marriage, and living in a shared house. The exclusion criteria included aged below 18-year, pregnant or breastfeeding women, being candidates for divorce, history of mental disorders, such as depression, suffering from physical diseases, infertility, forced marriage, and addiction of husband or wife.The sample size was calculated using G-Power software. According to the study of Parva et al.[