Mrla, Josipa.
(2016).
The role of sexual self-schema in explaining the relationship between gender roles and sexual satisfaction in women.
Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology.
[mentor Jurin, Tanja].
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sexual self-schema, gender roles and sexual satisfaction in heterosexual and nonheterosexual women. 1099 sexually-active women aged 18-45 have participated in online research. The participants have self-rated their sexual satisfaction, sexual self-schema, gender roles and sociodemographic characteristics. Results have shown a significant correlation between sexual self-schema and sexual satisfaction on both samples. Women with positive sexual self-schema reported higher levels of sexual satisfaction. Also, as expected, there was a significant positive correlation between gender roles and sexual self-schema. We found a significant positive correlation between masculinity, femininity and sexual satisfaction. Women who scored higher on scales measuring masculinity and femininity, also scored higher on the scale of sexual satisfaction and on the scale of positive sexual self-shema.Therefore, we confirmed the first hypothesis of this study. Results of hierarchical regression analysis have shown a significant mediation effect of sexual self-schema on the relationship between gender roles, masculinity and femininity, and sexual satisfaction, in both samples, while controlling for the sociodemographic variables. This confirmed the second hypothesis of the study. Except for sexual self-schema, age and socioeconomical status were shown to be significant predictors of sexual satisfaction, in both samples. Results are discussed with regard to implications and directions for future research.
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