en مامایی Midwifery مروری review <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background and Objective</strong>: Emotional intelligence (EI) is important for human behavior and can influence sexual health outcomes. Investigating how EI relates to women&rsquo;s sexual health can improve our understanding of psychological and relational factors affecting sexual well-being. This systematic review aimed to synthesize empirical evidence on the association between EI and sexual function (SF) among reproductive-aged women, taking into account psychological and relational factors affecting sexual well-being.<br> <strong>Materials & Methods</strong>: A comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar to find studies assessing EI and SF. After duplicate screening and removal, six cross-sectional studies with 1618 women aged 15-49 years were included. The quality of studies was assessed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Due to heterogeneity in assessment tools, populations and statistical methods narrative synthesis was used.<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The majority of the studies reported a positive relationship between EI and SF, which included sexual desire, arousal, orgasm and overall sexual satisfaction. Reported correlations ranged from r= &minus;0.21 to r=0.61. The regression analyses showed that the components of EI, such as emotional awareness, self-regulation, interpersonal skills, and stress management, accounted for up to 37% of the variance in SF. However, differences in EI dimensions, SF domains, cultural contexts and study settings were found. One study showed a negative association between EI and sexual desire.<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: In conclusion, higher EI is associated with better SF and relational satisfaction in women of reproductive age. More longitudinal and cross-cultural studies are needed to untangle causal relations and to evaluate the effects of EI-based interventions on sexual and psychological well-being.</div> Emotional intelligence (EI), Sexual function (SF), Female sexual dysfunction, Women’s health 69 78 http://cpr.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-288-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 soghra khani khanisog343@gmail.com 10031947532846002888 10031947532846002888 No Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery,Sexual and reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Diana Azizi 10031947532846002889 10031947532846002889 Yes Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery,Sexual and reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. armin firoozi arminfiroozi@gmail.com 10031947532846002890 10031947532846002890 No Department of Psychology, Ro.C., Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran. roya nikbakht roya.nikbakht2011@gmail.com 10031947532846002891 10031947532846002891 No Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. nastaran salehi Nastaran.salehi07@gmail.com 10031947532846002892 10031947532846002892 No Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Faezeh Heydari faeze.heydari1378@gmail.com 10031947532846002893 0009-0006-4493-7681 No Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.