Aim and Background: Behavioral problems can affect sexual behavior. Therefore, this study aimed to predict sexual function and female sexual self-efficacy based on the components of behavioral problems. Methods and Materials: In this descriptive-analytical design study, 210 married women students aged 18 to 50 years in Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tarbiat Modares University, and University of Tehran, Iran, were selected using availability sampling method. The data were collected using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Vaziri-Lotfi Sexual Self Efficacy Questionnaire, (SSEQ) and Symptoms Checklist-90 revised (SCL-90-R), and were analyzed using Pearson correlation statistical method and Stepwise regression analysis. Findings: There was a negative and significant relationship between the general index of symptoms and the components of physical complaints, obsession, individual sensitivity, depression, anxiety, aggression, phobia, paranoia, and psychosis with sexual function and sexual self-efficacy (P < 0.05 for all). Among the studied components, depression, physical complaints, and psychosis were able to predict sexual function and sexual self-efficacy in women. In total, physical complaints explained 9.25% of the variance and sexual variability in women, and depression and psychosis predicted 17.4% of variance and variability in female sexual self-efficacy. Conclusions: Signs of behavioral problems have a significant role in predicting sexual function and sexual self-efficacy in women. Considering signs of behavioral problems in diagnosing and treating sexual problems, can provide effective diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: Sexual activities, Sex characteristics, Self-efficacy, Behavioral problems

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