Sexual Function and Satisfaction with Life in Women and Their Predictors

Park, Hyun Sook; Koo, Hyun Young; Won, Seung Hee

doi:2004.13.4.505

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 13(4); 2004 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2004;13(4):505-513.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2004.13.4.505 Published online December 31, 2004.

Sexual Function and Satisfaction with Life in Women and Their Predictors

Hyun Sook Park¹, Hyun Young Koo¹, Seung Hee Won²

¹Department of Nursing, College erf Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu
²Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu

Correspondence: Hyun Young Koo, Tel: +82-53-650-4820, Fax: +82-53-621-4106,
Email: hykoo@cu.ac.kr

Received: 25 October 2004 • Accepted: 6 December 2004

Abstract

Purpose
This study was performed to investigate the sexual function and satisfaction with life in women, and find out factors affecting sex function and satisfaction with life in them.
Methods
The subjects insisted of 281 women. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires which were constructed to include SFQ-K, SWLS, BD1. The data were analyzed by the SPSS/WIN program.
Results
The sexual function of women was significantly different according to age, number of children, occupation, education level, monthly income, and menopause. The sexual function of women correlated satisfaction with life, depression, perception of appearance, and perception of sexual attraction. Significant predictors influencing sexual function in women were perception of sexual attraction, age, depression, and number of children, and these predictors account for 19.2% of the variance in sexual function. Significant predictors influencing satisfaction with life in women were depression, perception of appearance, sexual function, and age, and these predictors account for 28.9% of the variance in satisfaction with life.
Conclusion
The above findings indicated that the sexual function in women is influenced by physical, psychological, and environmental factors, and is major factors influencing satisfaction with life. Therefore nursing intervention for improving sexual function should be provided for women.

Key Words: Sexual function; Satisfaction with life; Women