A review of research linking body image and sexual well-being

MM Gillen, CH Markey - Body image, 2019 - Elsevier
The link between body image and sexual well-being is intuitive and increasingly supported
by psychological research: individuals, particularly women, with greater body satisfaction …

The relationship between body image and domains of sexual functioning among heterosexual, emerging adult women

C Quinn-Nilas, L Benson, RR Milhausen… - Sexual …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Research suggests that body image affects sexual functioning, but the
relationship between specific types of body image (evaluative, affective, and behavioral) and …

The association between sexual satisfaction and body image in women

Y Pujols, CM Meston, BN Seal - The journal of sexual medicine, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Although sexual functioning has been linked to sexual satisfaction, it only
partially explains the degree to which women report being sexually satisfied. Other factors …

Body image and female sexual functioning and behavior: A review

L Woertman, F Van den Brink - Journal of sex research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Knowledge in the research fields of body image and sexuality has significantly increased in
the last decade. In this review, data from 57 studies were compiled for a review of empirical …

Relationships between body image, body composition, sexual functioning, and sexual satisfaction among heterosexual young adults

RR Milhausen, AC Buchholz, EA Opperman… - Archives of sexual …, 2015 - Springer
This study investigated the association between body image and body-image self-
consciousness on sexual satisfaction, accounting for relationships between body fat and …

Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The US Body Project I

DA Frederick, AR Gordon, CP Cook-Cottone, JP Brady… - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
Body image is a critical component of an individual's sexual experiences. This makes it
critical to identify demographic and sociocultural correlates of sexuality-related body image …

Examining the unique contribution of body appreciation to heterosexual women's sexual agency

P Grower, LM Ward - Body Image, 2018 - Elsevier
Although numerous studies demonstrate links between negative body image and sexual
well-being, recent research has emphasized studying the positive aspects of these …

Body satisfaction and sexual health in Dutch female university students

F van den Brink, MAM Smeets, DJ Hessen… - Journal of Sex …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Studies in the field of body image have primarily addressed its negative aspects, such as
body dissatisfaction. The present study focused instead on women who are satisfied with …

Genital self-image: associations with other domains of body image and sexual response

T Komarnicky, S Skakoon-Sparling… - Journal of sex & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Genital self-image is an emerging aspect of body image relevant to sexual functioning and
sexual satisfaction. The aims of the present study were to (1) examine the association …

Body image and sexual satisfaction: Implications for couple therapy

A Holt, KP Lyness - Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This study explored the relationships between body image and sexual satisfaction and
between reflected appraisal and sexual satisfaction, by gender. Participants were male (N …