Investigation of the relationship between sexual shame and self-schema in women with polycystic ovary

Erener N., Turhan I., BAYRAKTAR E.

SEXUAL AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14681994.2025.2598151
  • Dergi Adı: SEXUAL AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Polycystic ovary syndrome, sexual shame, sexual self-schema, sexual shyness
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

PCOS is a disease characterized by metabolic and cosmetic problems, it is now clear that the disease causes psychological and reproductive/sexual problems. The study included 195 women diagnosed with PCOS who were literate, 18 years of age or older, had a spouse/sexual partner, were place, time, and situation oriented, volunteered to participate in the study. It was found that there was a high level of positive correlation between the total scale and sub-dimension scores of the Sexual Self-Consciousness Scale (p <= 0.001). It was determined that there was a high level of positive correlation between the total scale and sub-dimension scores of the Sexual Self Schema Scale of women with polycystic ovary (p <= 0.001). There was a low positive correlation between Sexual Self-Consciousness Scale Sexual Self-Focus and Sexual Self Schema Scale Loving/Compassionate subscale and total scale scores (p = 0.008, p = 0.024).