Date Available
4-28-2017
Year of Publication
2017
Degree Name
Master of Science in Family Sciences (MSFS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Amy Kostelic
Abstract
Body image, the subjective view about one’s own body and how others perceive it, has been shown to have numerous impacts on women in multiple facets of their lives, including sexual experiences. This study seeks to examine the specific impact that body image has on women using sexual relationships for self-validation. Findings suggest that the more likely a woman is to perceive herself as overweight, the higher the chance that she seeks out sex in order to validate her feelings with regards to her body. Parental involvement and comments about the participant’s body were also shown with the woman seeking out sex for self-validation. Body image can have numerous impacts on the sexual health of women, as well as on their overall mental health and view of healthy relationships.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.127
Recommended Citation
Christian, Sarah E., "Body Image and Sex: How Women's Body Image Influences and Impacts Sexual Experiences" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences. 52.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/52
Included in
Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
