Sexuality is a complex whole with biological, psychological, social, cultural, traditional, moral, religious, anthropological, political and economic dimensions.
The main function of sexuality in biological terms is to ensure reproduction and thus to enable the continuation of the human generation. At the psychological level, sexuality aims to satisfy the basic needs of the individual such as pleasure from sexual intercourse, love, loving and being loved, and includes various individual behaviors and human relations in relation to these.
At the social level, sexuality is related to many aspects of human life: the functioning of society, its characteristics, value judgments, laws, art, history, roles assigned to the sexes, production, mate selection and marriage preferences. A healthy sexual life is a process that does not arouse anxiety and guilt, in which the partners are in harmony in feelings, thoughts and behaviors aimed at pleasure and mutual enjoyment. In sexual life, it is essential that both partners enjoy themselves. If there are problems encountered during sexual intercourse, expert support should be sought, it should not be postponed, the causes of the problem should be understood, cognitive distortions about sexuality should be eliminated, and what makes him and his partner happy should be understood.
A healthy and satisfying sexuality is possible with mutual understanding, tolerance and communication. Couples who know each other very well in sexual terms can have a lifelong union full of pleasure and excitement.
The Golombok-Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale (GRSS) developed by Rust and Golombok (1983) is a measurement tool for assessing the quality of sexual relationship and sexual dysfunctions (as cited in Tuğrul, Öztan, & Kabakçı, 1993). It is administered to heterosexual individuals or couples with a permanent partner. The total score obtained gives a general idea about the quality of sexual functions, while the sub-dimension scores reveal more detailed information about various aspects of the relationship and diagnosis (Tuğrul, Öztan, & Kabakçı, 1993).
The scale has two separate forms for men and women, each consisting of 28 items. There are 7 sub-dimensions in these forms, 5 of which are common. The common sub-dimensions in both forms are avoidance, satisfaction, communication, touching and frequency of intercourse. There are vaginismus and orgasm disorder (anorgasmia) sub-dimensions in the female form, and premature ejaculation (premature ejaculation) and impotence (erectile dysfunction) sub-dimensions in the male form. In addition, both forms include four items related to the quality of sexual intercourse, but excluding these sub-dimensions.