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Abstract(s)
broadly describes the internal representations of the body structure
and the physical appearance of the individual in regards him/herself
and others. Sexual self-awareness (ACS) can be understood as the
evaluation that each of us makes of his/her feelings and actions related
to his/her sexuality and sexual behaviour, describing what each
of us thinks about sex and what we feel about behaviours. Objective:
Identify dimensions of sexual self-awareness and body image in sexual
satisfaction of the young.
Methods
Correlational descriptive study, a convenience sample of 84 students
of a health school (29.8 % male, 20.2 % female), with ages between 19 and 34 years. As data collection instrument a poll through questionnaire,
incorporating a Body Image Satisfaction and a Multidimensional
Sexual Self-awareness scale, was used.
Results
The majority of the sample subjects indicate having a partner
(59.5 %), perceive themselves as having the ideal weight (75.0 %),
the ideal height (65.5 %) and a normal appearance (76.2 %). Globally
a high and statistically significant ACS was observed (t-Student =
12.520; GL = 83; p-value < 0.001) and significant statistical differences
exist between having/not having a partner and the ACS (Student t =
2,965; GL = 82; p-value = 0.004) showing that those who mention
having a partner have a higher average ACS (average = 3.812; SD =
0.412) compared to those without (average = 3.496; SD = 0.563). No
statistically significant correlations were observed between ACS and
Body Image.
Description
Keywords
Sexual self-awareness Body image Young
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Galvão, Ana Maria; Gomes, Maria José; Fernandes, Paula O.; Noné, Ana Rita (2016). Sexual self-awareness and body Image. In The 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress. Leiria. p. 107-108
Publisher
Unidade de Investigação em Saúde (UIS) da Escola Superior de Saúde do IPLeiria