The effect of body image on sexual quality of life in obese married women

Yilmaz F., Kumsar A. K., DEMİREL G.

HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, cilt.40, sa.4, ss.479-492, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07399332.2018.1542432
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.479-492
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Body image, sexuality, sexual quality of life, obesity, women, MASS INDEX, DYSFUNCTION, WEIGHT, ASSOCIATION, PREVALENCE, PERCEPTION, SATISFACTION, OVERWEIGHT, BEHAVIORS, HEALTH
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this descriptive and comparative study, our aim was to determine the effect of body image on sexual quality of life in obese married women. The sample of the study consisted of 583 women over the age of 18 (38.9% normal weight, 28.5% overweight, and 32.6% obese). Data were collected using The Body Image Scale and The Sexual Quality of Life Scale-Women's Form. The body image satisfaction and sexual quality of life levels of obese women were found to be low. Additionally, as the positive body image increased in normal weight, overweight and obese women, sexual quality of life increased.