Author(s): Peixoto, Maria Manuela ; Amarelo-Pires, Ines ; Biscaia, Maria Sofia Pimentel ; Machado, Paulo P. P.
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/70055
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Subject(s): Heterosexuality; university students; sexual self-esteem; sexual functioning; sexual satisfaction; Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Sexual functioning plays a significant role in an individual's sexual satisfaction; nevertheless, thus far little attention has been paid to the mediating role of sexual self-esteem. The current study aims to analyse sexual self-esteem effect on the relationship between sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction among Portuguese heterosexual university students. Data from 438 students were obtained via online sampling and analysed assessing sexual self-esteem, sexual functioning and satisfaction. The main findings indicated that sexual functioning was a significant predictor of sexual satisfaction. Moreover, sexual self-esteem appears to partially mediate the relationship between sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction. Practical implications for safe sex education programmes for universities are discussed.
