RT Article
T1 Who am I as a Sexual Being? The Role of Sexual Self-Concept Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Sexual Satisfaction among Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 38
IS 7/8
SP 5591
OP 5612
A1 Guyon, Roxanne
A2 Fernet, Mylène
A2 Girard, Marianne
A2 Cousineau, Marie-Marthe
A2 Tardif, Monique 1952-
A2 Godbout, Natacha
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1837990840
AB Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with long-lasting and pervasive impacts on survivors’ sexual health, particularly on their sexual satisfaction. Dispositional mindfulness has been found to be associated with greater sexual satisfaction among adult CSA survivors. However, the mechanisms involved in this association remain understudied. The present study examined the role of sexual self-concept (i.e., sexual esteem, sexual preoccupation, and sexual depression) in the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and sexual satisfaction among CSA survivors. A total of 176 adult CSA survivors (60.6% women, 39.4% men) completed an online survey assessing dispositional mindfulness, sexual self-concept, and sexual satisfaction. Path analyses revealed that dispositional mindfulness was positively related to sexual satisfaction through a significant indirect effect of higher sexual esteem and lower sexual depression. The integrative model explained 66.5% of the variance in sexual satisfaction. These findings highlight the key roles that dispositional mindfulness and sexual self-concept play in CSA survivors’ sexual satisfaction. Implications for interventions based on trauma-sensitive mindfulness targeting the sexual self-concept are discussed, as they may promote sexual satisfaction in adult CSA survivors.
K1 Path Analysis
K1 sexual satisfaction
K1 Mindfulness
K1 sexual self-concept
K1 Childhood Sexual Abuse
DO 10.1177/08862605221123290