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Positive body perception and its link to sexual satisfaction in aging women - findings from the Women 40+ Healthy Aging Study


Mernone, Laura; Fiacco, Serena; Ehlert, Ulrike (2023). Positive body perception and its link to sexual satisfaction in aging women - findings from the Women 40+ Healthy Aging Study. Journal of Women and Aging, 35(2):152-167.

Abstract

Research on the relation between physical appearance and sexual satisfaction in aging women is scarce. This study uniquely links attractiveness, body perception, and sexual satisfaction in 124 healthy aging women. Two-thirds reported being highly sexually satisfied. BMI and fat mass correlated significantly with sexual satisfaction. Weight and shape concerns moderated this relationship, affecting sexual satisfaction beyond the effect of body size and composition. Given the "unattractive stereotype" of older women related to the enduring social beauty ideal of a youthful and thin body, positive body perceptions in light of age-associated bodily changes should be promoted.

Abstract

Research on the relation between physical appearance and sexual satisfaction in aging women is scarce. This study uniquely links attractiveness, body perception, and sexual satisfaction in 124 healthy aging women. Two-thirds reported being highly sexually satisfied. BMI and fat mass correlated significantly with sexual satisfaction. Weight and shape concerns moderated this relationship, affecting sexual satisfaction beyond the effect of body size and composition. Given the "unattractive stereotype" of older women related to the enduring social beauty ideal of a youthful and thin body, positive body perceptions in light of age-associated bodily changes should be promoted.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Psychology
08 Research Priority Programs > Dynamics of Healthy Aging
Dewey Decimal Classification:150 Psychology
Language:English
Date:2023
Deposited On:13 Dec 2021 14:56
Last Modified:10 Feb 2023 02:01
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:0895-2841
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2021.2002647
PubMed ID:34882510