TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determination of the Relationship Between Genital Self-Image and Sexual Qualtiy of Life in Sexually Active Women
AU  - Beydağ, Kerime Derya
AU  - Yasar Ayan, Melek
PY  - 2023
DA  - December
Y2  - 2023
DO  - 10.48138/cjo.1370466
JF  - Caucasian Journal of Science
JO  - Caucasian J. Sci.
PB  - Kafkas Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2148-6840
SP  - 115
EP  - 124
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Genital self-image refers to individuals' level of satisfaction with the appearance of their genital organs. In the study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between genital self-image and sexual quality of life in sexually active women. The descriptive and relational screening study was conducted with the participation of 921 sexually active women as an online questionnaire over social communication network between 01 December 2020-01 March 2021. The mean score of the women obtained from the Female Genital Self-Image Scale was found to be 21.35±4.05, and the mean score obtained from the Sexual Quality of Life Scale was determined as 73.90±16.38. A positive and weak relationship was found between the mean score of the women obtained from the Female Genital Self-Image Scale and the mean score obtained from the Sexual Quality of Life Scale (p
KW  - Genitalia
KW  - sexuality
KW  - woman.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1370466
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3450998
ER  -