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Regarding the multifactorial nature of vaginismus, the biopsychosocial model is one of the best models to describe this sexual disorder.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present research was conducted to study the determinants of sexual function in women with and without vaginismus based on the biopsychosocial model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case-control study was conducted in Iran on 420 women with and without primary vaginismus who met the inclusion criteria. All eligible people were included in the research once their eligibility was verified and their informed permission was acquired; convenience and purposive sampling techniques were used continually. Data collection tools included the demographic and obstetric information form and multiple published scales and questionnaires. Structural equation modeling with LISREL 9.2 software (Scientific Software International) was used to evaluate the determinants of the sexual function of vaginismus.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcomes<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants rated their determinants of sexual function based on the biopsychosocial model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean ages of the case and control groups were 27.67 and 28.44 years, respectively. The direct, indirect, and total effects of the dimensions of sexual health on sexual function and the diagnostic score of vaginismus of the women with vaginismus were significant (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Furthermore, based on the results, the diagnostic score of vaginismus in women with vaginismus was significantly affected by the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of vaginal penetration cognition and fear of sex (P\u2009=\u2009.016, P\u2009=\u2009.005). Women with and without vaginismus were able to accept the models\u2019 excellent fit.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study helps inform health planners and policy makers about the sexual function of women with vaginismus, the factors related to this disorder, and the multidimensional nature of this sexual problem.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Strengths and Limitations<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study attempted to offer a more comprehensive and complete view of present knowledge via surveying different aspects of sexual health and by means of valid and reliable tools and path analysis. The study\u2019s merits include the use of the biopsychosocial model to evaluate sexual function in women with vaginismus, the use of a variety of questionnaires to compare women with and without vaginismus, and the size of the sample. The research was limited by the fact that electronic sampling was conducted because of the COVID-19 epidemic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Based on the findings of the present study for the group of women with vaginismus, the direct, indirect, and overall effects of the majority of dimensions of sexual health were significantly correlated with sexual function and vaginismus.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jsxmed\/qdac049","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,9]],"date-time":"2023-02-09T14:22:07Z","timestamp":1675952527000},"page":"298-312","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Sexual function among women with vaginismus: a biopsychosocial approach"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Mojdeh","family":"Banaei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences , Bandar Abbas, 7916613885 , 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