Sexual body esteem and mindfulness in college women.
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Literature suggests that many young women hold negative perceptions of their sexual bodies and facial features. This may be related to deficits in mindfulness, manifested by rigid and automatic thoughts, feelings, and behavior about one's sexual body. The present study examined the relationships between the five factors of mindfulness measured by the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and sexual body esteem, measured by the Sexual Attractiveness subscale of the Body Esteem Scale (BES) in 79 college women. A multiple regression was performed to examine the relationship between sexual body esteem and the factors of mindfulness. The Observing and Describing subscales were significantly and positively predictive of sexual body esteem while Non-reactivity to Inner Experience was significantly and negatively predictive of sexual body esteem. This relationship may have implications for future research and clinical practice.
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Self-reported mindfulness scores in female college students are associated with a higher level of sexual self-esteem.
“One correlational study found that self-reported mindfulness scores in female college students were associated with a higher level of sexual self-esteem (49).”
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- Authors
- Fink, S., Foran, K. A., Sweeney, A. C., & O’Hea, E. L.
- Affiliations
- La Salle University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fink, Sarah
- ORCID
- O’Hea, Erin L.
- Venue
- Body Image
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-09
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 326-329
- ISSN
- 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1996518242
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Body Image (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Keywords
- mindfulness, female university students, sexual attractiveness, Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire, Body Esteem Scale
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attention, Body Image, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Predictive Value of Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Self Concept, Students, Universities, Young Adult
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