Exploring Body Image, Contraceptive Use, and Sexual Health Outcomes Among an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Women
| Autor: | Lindsay R. Ruhr, Sarah Pilgrim, Danielle Pevehouse, Virginia Ramseyer Winter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Ethnic group Black People 050109 social psychology Affect (psychology) White People 03 medical and health sciences Race (biology) Young Adult Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Cultural diversity medicine Body Image Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Women Contraception Behavior General Psychology Reproductive health 030505 public health business.industry Public health 05 social sciences Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual orientation Female Sexual Health 0305 other medical science business Psychology Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Archives of sexual behavior. 47(3) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2800 |
| Popis: | This cross-sectional study examined the links between body appreciation, contraceptive use, and sexual health outcomes. Body appreciation has been shown to influence contraceptive use in homogenous samples of women. However, a common problem in body image literature is a lack of racial and ethnic diversity with regard to sample; this study was able to take steps toward overcoming that limitation. A sample of 499 women aged 18-56 (M = 26.24; SD = 6.15) was recruited via Reddit.com-White (29.3%, n = 120), Asian (19%, n = 78), Black (17.3%, n = 73), multiracial (13.9%, n = 57), and Latina (13.9%, n = 57). Covariates included race/ethnicity, body size as measured by body mass index, relationship status, age, sexual orientation, and education level. Results indicated that higher levels of body appreciation were related to a higher likelihood of using non-barrier contraception. Regarding the covariates, race, relationship status, age, and education were related to non-barrier contraceptive use and age was related to dual contraceptive use. Further exploration is needed to determine how body appreciation may affect contraceptive use and sexual health outcomes and how these differ by race/ethnicity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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