Self‐esteem and sexual quality of life among obese women
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the sexual quality of life and self-esteem of obese women and the relationship between them. DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A descriptive questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire were used to collect the data. FINDINGS: Participants had a moderate level of self-esteem. The mean scores of the participants were 50.45 + 10.23 for Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire. A positive correlation was found between self-esteem and sexual quality of life. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: High self-esteem is positively correlated with quality of sexual life in obese woman. Physical activity increases self-esteem and sexual quality of life. Obesity impairs sexual quality of life among obese women.
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Women with obesity who reported higher economic status, employment, education, health, relationships, sexual quality of life, exercise levels and body satisfaction were more likely to report higher PPWB than those who did not.
“Though PPWB was significantly lower for women with obesity overall, women who were in a sub‐cohort of those who reported higher economic status, employment, education, health, relationships, sexual quality of life, exercise levels and body satisfaction were more likely to report higher PPWB than those who were not. 55 , 56 , 58 , 62”
From Positive psychological well-being in women with obesity: A scoping review of qualitative and quantitative primary research (2022) · cites this paper as [56]
The Results report that women with sufficient physical activity had higher self-esteem and sexual quality of life, and that self-esteem correlated positively with sexual quality of life. However, the paper did not measure PPWB; Results Table 1 found no significant differences in self-esteem by income, employment, education, or weight satisfaction. It also does not establish the claimed relationships or health associations with PPWB. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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- Authors
- Türkben Polat, H., & Kaplan Serin, E.
- Affiliations
- Department of Nursing Seydişehir Faculty of Health Sciences Necmettin Erbakan University Konya Turkey
- Department of Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences Gaziantep University Gaziantep Turkey
- Venue
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-10-27
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1083-1087
- ISSN
- 0031-5990 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-6163
- OpenAlex
- W3096238701
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 2.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Perspectives In Psychiatric Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- self-esteem, sexual quality of life, obesity, women, sexual health, physical activity
- MeSH terms
- Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Obesity, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Sexual Behavior
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