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Normal Female Sexual ResponseOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Body image is a complex subjective construct that can influence one’s self-image through cognitive, emotive, and behavioral means.
Furthermore, it is related to a plethora of psychological disturbances, including depression, Social isolation, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
Body dissatisfaction starts young for women; young girls 4 to 11 years old report dissatisfaction with their bodies, expressing the desire for a thinner body.
Changing times on a global scale have seen a paradigm shift in the perception of ―idealness‖ of body shape and construct of beauty. This has far-reaching impacts on several spheres of life from psychological, physical, as well as sexual health. The influence of attitudes, beliefs, culture, art, geography, and technological advances has been explored with the premise of body image impacting sexual health and functioning.
Women also have more distracting thoughts about their bodies during sex than men, and these thoughts are likely to elicit anxiety from women. Lack of interest in sex and inability to reach orgasm are commonly reported sexual problems.
Two studies of college students have provided evidence for a direct relationship between body satisfaction and sexual experiences Results from both studies indicate that college students who perceived their bodies more negatively describe themselves as less sexually active than do those students with more positive body images.
Examining the psychosocial etiology of disrupted sexual functioning has rarely examined all domains of sexual response, focusing instead on sexual desire or sexual functioning overall.
The aim of the work was to test a serial mediating pathway of sexual self-esteem and sexual communication underlying the relationship between body image and sexual function in middle aged adult women in Menoufia government. Total of 119 women aged 40 – 60 years involved in an intimate relationship completed an online survey. Present study can be summarized as follows:
The present study showed that, body image perception is affected by age, Good perception increases in females with young age (p-value 0.013). In this study, there is no relation between body image perception and educational level (p-value 0.148). In this study there is no relation between body image perception and occupation (p-value 0.082). That body image perception is affected by age, Number of children and circumcision, Good perception increases in females with younger age, few children and no circumcision (p-value 0.013, 0.002 & 0.009 respectively). While there is no relation between body image perception and educational level, occupation or residence (p-value 0.148, 0.082 and 0.828 respectively). The current study showed a significant relationship between the participants’ sexual desire and their perception of body image (p-value <0.0001). Also, there was a significant relationship between body image and sexual arousal (p-value <0.0001), sexual orgasm (p-value <0.001), sexual satisfaction (p-value <0.0001), and lubrication (p-value <0.0001). However, there was no significant relationship between pain and women’s perception of body image (p-value 0.233).