Relationship Between Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptoms And Sexual Functioning in Women, Through Self-steem

Articles in Press

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 MSC in clinical psychology, Department of psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

10.22098/jrp.2025.17162.1304

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between body dysmorphic disorder symptoms and sexual functioning in women, through self-esteem. There fore, 378 married female students from University of Tabriz were selected using a multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected using the Rosen Women's Sexual Functioning Questionnaire, the Littleton Body Image concern inventory (BICI), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). After statistical calculations using AMOS24 software and Structural equation metod. Data analysis indicated that the measured model had a good fit with the theoretical model, and self-esteem fully mediated the relationship. The results showed that there is no significant direct relationship between body dysmorphic disorder and sexual functioning in women. Additionally, there was a significant negative relationship between body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem, as well as a significant positive relationship between self-esteem and sexual functioning in women. hence, it can be concluded that a decrease in self-esteem levels in women with body dysmorphic disorder may lead to the emergence or exacerbation of their sexual functioning issues, and by increasing self-esteem in these women, it is possible to prevent a decline in their sexual functioning.

Keywords

Journal of Research in Psychopathology

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 30 September 2025

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics