Insatisfação corporal, distress e satisfação sexuais: um modelo de mediação com uma amostra de homens
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2018
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Sabe-se que na população masculina a insatisfação corporal tem impacto no ajustamento sócio-emocional. Contudo, a associação com a resposta sexual é pouco conhecida, nomeadamente no que concerne aos possíveis moderadores das associações existentes. No presente trabalho, pretendemos dar um contributo nesta área testando um modelo de mediação moderada da associação entre a insatisfação com a imagem corporal e o distress e satisfação sexuais. Utilizar-se-á como variável mediadora a distração cognitiva com a aparência corporal e como moderadora a idade.
O presente estudo é observacional, transversal e correlacional, utilizando uma amostra de conveniência de homens maiores de idade. Após aprovação ético-deontológica, recolheu-se a amostra através de uma plataforma online.
A amostra é constituída por 597 homens com idade média de 35,52 anos (DP = 8.78). Utilizámos a técnica de análise de trajetórias foi utilizada com recurso à Macro PROCESS v. 3.0 para IBM SPSS v.22.
Os resultados demonstram que a distração cognitiva medeia a relação entre a insatisfação corporal e a satisfação sexual assim como o distress sexual. Verificou-se igualmente um efeito moderador da idade, no sentido de quanto mais velhos os homens forem, menor é o efeito da distração cognitiva, reforçando a ideia da função protetora da idade.
O estudo demonstra a importância de considerar a idade na avaliação da insatisfação corporal em contextos de saúde e de investigação dirigidos à sexualidade masculina, um dado até agora ausente da investigação. Estudos futuros com amostra clínica ajudarão a esclarecer as associações encontradas.
It is known that among the male population, body dissatisfaction has an impact in both social and emotional adjustment. However, the association of body dissatisfaction with the sexual response is not as well-known as the later, and more specifically it is not well known what the possible moderators of this association could be. In the present study, we aimed to provide a contribution for the advance of the field by testing a moderated mediation model for the association between body dissatisfaction, sexual distress and satisfaction. Body appearance cognitive distraction was used as mediator variable and age was used as moderator variable. The present study was an observational, cross-sectional and correlational study, and it used a convenience sample of 597 heterosexual males with a mean of 35.52 years (SD = 8.78), obtained through a web survey. We performed, mediation and moderated mediation analysis, using a path analysis framework via PROCESS Macro v. 3.0 in IBM SPSS v.22. Main findings suggested that cognitive distraction mediated the association between body dissatisfaction and sexual distress, but not between body dissatisfaction and sexual satisfaction. However, when analysing the potential moderating effect of age, results indicated that the mediation effect of cognitive distraction decreases as men get older, reinforcing the idea of age as a protective factor. This study has shown the importance of considering age when body dissatisfaction is evaluated in health contexts and male sexuality researches, which was absent in investigation until now. Future researches with a clinical sample will help enlighten the associations found in this study.
It is known that among the male population, body dissatisfaction has an impact in both social and emotional adjustment. However, the association of body dissatisfaction with the sexual response is not as well-known as the later, and more specifically it is not well known what the possible moderators of this association could be. In the present study, we aimed to provide a contribution for the advance of the field by testing a moderated mediation model for the association between body dissatisfaction, sexual distress and satisfaction. Body appearance cognitive distraction was used as mediator variable and age was used as moderator variable. The present study was an observational, cross-sectional and correlational study, and it used a convenience sample of 597 heterosexual males with a mean of 35.52 years (SD = 8.78), obtained through a web survey. We performed, mediation and moderated mediation analysis, using a path analysis framework via PROCESS Macro v. 3.0 in IBM SPSS v.22. Main findings suggested that cognitive distraction mediated the association between body dissatisfaction and sexual distress, but not between body dissatisfaction and sexual satisfaction. However, when analysing the potential moderating effect of age, results indicated that the mediation effect of cognitive distraction decreases as men get older, reinforcing the idea of age as a protective factor. This study has shown the importance of considering age when body dissatisfaction is evaluated in health contexts and male sexuality researches, which was absent in investigation until now. Future researches with a clinical sample will help enlighten the associations found in this study.
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Orientação: Patrícia M. Pascoal ; co-orientação: Pedro J.
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MESTRADO EM PSICOLOGIA CLÍNICA E DA SAÚDE, PSICOLOGIA, INSATISFAÇÃO CORPORAL, SATISFAÇÃO SEXUAL, SOFRIMENTO, PSYCHOLOGY, BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION, SEXUAL SATISFACTION, SUFFERING