Do psychosocial variables mediate the relationship between menopause symptoms and sexual function in middle-aged
Ji H Hong1, Hye Y Kim2, Ji Y Kim2
1General Affairs Team Management Support Division, Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul, South Korea.
Aim:
To test a hypothetical path model evaluating the influence of menopause symptoms on sexual function among middle-aged perimenopausal women, as well as identify the mediating roles of body image, depression and sexual communication in this relationship.
Methods:
We used a cross-sectional, correlational design. We included one exogenous variable (menopause symptoms) and four endogenous variables (body image, depression, sexual communication and sexual function) in the proposed model. All data were collected between January 19 and March 11, 2016, and analyzed using spss statistics 25.0 and AMOS 23.0.
Results:
Eight of the nine hypothesized paths in the model were significant. Specifically, menopause symptoms were significantly associated with sexual function via the effects of body image, depression and sexual communication.
Conclusion:
This study may provide basic data for counseling and nursing programs to help improve sexual function in middle-aged perimenopausal women. Particularly, these programs should focus on the indirect paths via body image, depression and sexual communication, such as by improving body image and sexual communication and reducing depression.
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