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ERIC Number: EJ746174
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0361-6843
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The Relationships among Body Image, Body Mass Index, Exercise, and Sexual Functioning in Heterosexual Women
Weaver, Angela D.; Byers, E. Sandra
Psychology of Women Quarterly, v30 n4 p333-339 Dec 2006
Problems related to negative body image are very common among young women. In this study, we examined the relationship between women's body image and their sexual functioning over and above the effects of physical exercise and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of 214 university women. Low situational body image dysphoria and low body dissatisfaction were associated with high sexual assertiveness and sexual esteem, low sexual anxiety, and fewer sexual problems. Positive body image was significantly associated with better sexual functioning, even after controlling for BMI and exercise. Although related to body image, BMI and exercise did not predict sexual functioning. These results were interpreted as indicating that a woman's subjective body image is significantly related to her sexual functioning beyond the effects of actual body size and level of physical exercise.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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