The Connection between Young Women鈥檚 Body Esteem and Sexual Assertiveness

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• 作者：Beth A. Auslander ; PhD¹ ; ^{baauslan@utmb.edu} ; Jaqwiana Baker ; MD¹ ; Mary B. Short ; PhD²
• 关键词：Body esteem ; Sexual assertiveness ; Condom use ; Young women
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：167_10833188
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：April, 2012
• 卷：25
• 期：2
• 页码：127-130
• 文件大小：77 K

摘要

Study Objective

Healthy sexuality includes having positive feelings about one鈥檚 body and developing positive romantic relationships. Previous research predicts that women dissatisfied with their bodies may be less likely to enforce their rights of sexual autonomy (i.e.,聽sexual assertiveness).

Design

We assessed whether the body esteem of young women was related to their reports of sexual assertiveness. Young women from local colleges (N = 127) completed a questionnaire that included demographics, self reported weight and height, sexual history, along with body esteem and sexual assertiveness.

Results

Overall, body esteem was related to sexual assertiveness regarding condom use when controlling for other variables. Women with less body esteem were less likely to insist that their partner use a condom. Individual components of body esteem did not independently predict insistence of condom use. Body esteem was not related to initiation of sex or refusal of unwanted sex.

Discussion

The current study found relationships between body esteem and sexual assertiveness regarding STI prevention behaviors. Given these findings, implications for STI prevention programs are discussed.