Background
SECONDARY, SEXUAL PROBLEM
At the beginning of a new married life, women tend to keep their husbands satisfied. Therefore, they prioritize their husbands’ sexual needs and refrain from expressing their sexual needs and desires, which consequently results in women’s sexual dissatisfaction [The term sexual assertiveness is defined as the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of talking and communicating with a partner about sexual needs. This concept includes the ability to self-disclose and initiate or refuse sexual intercourse [Sexual satisfaction, as an important component of sexual health and outcome of sexual well-being, is effective in creating and maintaining a happy marital relationship [Many educational and psychological interventions have been used to solve sexual problems and improve marital conflicts [Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is regarded as one of the psychological interventions conducted in the field of promoting sexual assertiveness and satisfaction. The main basis of CBT is to focus on thoughts and perceptions and their impact on emotions and behavior [Considering that the early years of marriage may be associated with women’s inability in sexual assertiveness and sexual expression, which subsequently leads to the sexual dissatisfaction, and due to the lack of the comparison of the effect of educational and psychological interventions on sexual assertiveness and satisfaction in previous studies, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of sexual health education and CBT on sexual assertiveness (primary outcome) and sexual satisfaction (secondary outcome) of newly married women. Investigating the most effective intervention on sexual satisfaction in women with low sexual assertiveness is a matter of great importance.