The relationship between social appearance anxiety and genital self-image: a sample of Turkish young adult men
This study found that participants exhibited low levels of social appearance anxiety and high levels of genital self-image, and Social appearance anxiety was found to explain 4.6% of the variance in genital self-image. There is a need for more comprehensive research that systematically examines influential factors across diverse populations and age groups.
Authors
- Ayla Kanbur
- Aynaz Jeddi Yelsouei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0566-3505)
- Zehra Demet Üst Taşğın
- Zeynep Yeşildağ
Institutions
- Atatürk University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04201-5
- Primary Topic
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00