Body image concerns and their association with sexual self-efficacy and function in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study
Higher body image concerns are associated with lower sexual self-efficacy and sexual function in postmenopausal women. These cross-sectional findings are preliminary and cannot establish causality; they may guide future longitudinal or interventional studies.
Authors
- Samira Barjasteh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-0146)
- Mah Monir Haghighi
- Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri
- Hajar Adib-Rad
- Hossein-Ali Nikbakht
- Maryam Hajizade_Valokolaee
- Leila AliAghdami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8764-9870)
Institutions
- Urmia University (IR)
- Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gme.0000000000002753
- Primary Topic
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00