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The potential role of mindfulness in protecting against sexual insecurities 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Dunkley, Cara R.,Goldsmith, Kaitlyn M.,Gorzalka, Boris B.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명SEX INFORMATION & EDUCATION COUNCIL OF CANADA
  • 출판년도2015
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN SEXUALITY
  • 발행사항Vol.24No.2[2015]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1188-4517
  • 소개/요약Previous research has identified the detrimental effects of sexual insecurities on various sexual outcomes. However, few studies have investigated factors that may protect against the development and maintenance of these insecurities. Mindfulness has shown promise in promoting sexual well-being in several recent investigations, and may play a role in protecting against sexual insecurities and enhancing sexual satisfaction. Therefore, the goal of this investigation was to determine whether mindfulness was related to reduced sexual insecurities and whether mindfulness mediated the relationship between sexual insecurities and sexual satisfaction. An online survey measuring sexual insecurities, sexual satisfaction and mindfulness was administered to female (n = 687) and male (n = 334) undergraduate students. Multiple regression analyses revealed that higher levels of mindfulness were associated with fewer sexual insecurities and greater sexual satisfaction in men and women. A series of bootstrap multiple mediation analyses indicated that mindfulness partially mediated the relationship between sexual insecurities and several aspects of sexual satisfaction. These research findings suggest that mindfulness may promote sexual satisfaction and mitigate sexual insecurities in men and women. Investigating the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in the reduction of sexual insecurities represents a promising area of future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)