Female genital self-image and body appreciation in Turkish women: a mixed methods study

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dc.contributor.authorKocak, Vesile
dc.contributor.authorAksoy, Yasemin Erkal
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T13:55:53Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T13:55:53Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated negative genital self-image in women and determined the effect of education on natural/normal female genital appearance diversity on the change in women's genital self-image. The type of research is a mixed method descriptive study. The participants were 259 women living in Turkey. In the first stage of the study, female genital self-image levels and body appreciation levels were evaluated. In the second stage of the study, women were interviewed thoroughly about negative female genital self-image, and then, visual education presentation was made on natural/normal female genital diversity. One week after the presentation, the women's genital self-image levels were re-evaluated. In the first phase of the study, the mean Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS) total score was 22.07 +/- 4.07 and the mean Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) total score was 42.40 +/- 8.13 of the women. Higher FGSIS and BAS scores showed an increase in women's positive genital self-image and body appreciation. The relationship between the FGSIS and the BAS scale scores of the women was found to be significantly correlated (r = 0.401, p < 0.001). In the second stage of the study, four main themes were examined as positive thoughts, size and image, metaphors related to genital organs, and negative thoughts. In conclusion, in the first phase, it was determined that women's feeling of discomfort with their sexual organs during sexual intercourse, comparing their genital organs with other women's genital organs, thinking of genital organ aesthetic surgery, and BAS scores were associated with FGSIS scores. In the second phase, women's positive or negative feelings and thoughts about their genital self-image were revealed.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00737-023-01397-y
dc.identifier.issn1434-1816
dc.identifier.issn1435-1102
dc.identifier.pmid38006426en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85178302453en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-023-01397-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/10997
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001108036000002en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Wienen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchives Of Womens Mental Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectFemaleen_US
dc.subjectGenital Self-Imageen_US
dc.subjectBody Appreciationen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.titleFemale genital self-image and body appreciation in Turkish women: a mixed methods studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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