Role of Body Image in the Relationship Between Pregnant Women's Sexuality and Sexual Stress (pregnancy)

University of Gaziantep

Status: Completed

Conditions: Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old)

Treatments: Other: The Body Understanding Measure for Pregnancy Scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07132359

GAUN-EBE-EKD-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sexual activity is negatively affected during pregnancy. In addition process of adapting to the changes in the pregnant woman's body negatively affects her psychology. Therefore, pregnant woman's perception of her body image can lead to sexual stress. This study aimed to determine the mediating role of body image perception in the relationship between pregnant women's attitudes toward sexuality and their sexual stress. The study sample consisted of 422 pregnant women.

Full description

Sexual activity is negatively affected during pregnancy. In addition process of adapting to the changes in the pregnant woman's body negatively affects her psychology. Therefore, pregnant woman's perception of her body image can lead to sexual stress. This study aimed to determine the mediating role of body image perception in the relationship between pregnant women's attitudes toward sexuality and their sexual stress. The study sample consisted of 422 pregnant women. Data collection tools included a "Personal Information Form," the "Attitude Scale toward Sexuality during Pregnancy," the "Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised" and the "Body Understanding Measure for Pregnancy Scale."

Enrollment: 422 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Having no communication problems
• Being at the ≥10th weeks of gestation
• Scoring ≥11.5 on the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised

Exclusion criteria

• Refusing to participate in the study
• Having been diagnosed with a sexual dysfunction before pregnancy
• Having psychological health problems according to medical records