Using Genital Self-Image, Body Image, and Sexual Behaviors to Predict Gynecological Exam Behaviors of College Women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2484-2492

  Demaria, Andrea L ^a   Hollub, Ariane V ^b   Herbenick, Debby ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Image; College Females; Genital Image; Gynecological Exam; Sexual Behaviors; Women's Decision to Seek Gynecologic Care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY PARTS SATISFACTION SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SELF IMAGE SCALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 80052489790     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02379.x     Document Type: Article

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