Associations Between Negative Body Image and Sexual Health Practices in Emerging Adults from Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Past findings on the association between negative body image and sexual health behaviors have been mixed and mostly derived from Western samples. The aim of the current study was to examine associations between indices of negative body image and sexual health practices that reduce the risk of disease transmission in emerging adults, and whether these associations are moderated by gender. Using an online survey, a convenience sample of 584 Malaysian adults aged 18-30 years (230 men, 354 women) completed measures of satisfaction with overall appearance, body size dissatisfaction, weight satisfaction, height satisfaction, and genital image evaluation. They also reported if they ever had partnered sex, condomless sex, and been screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as their l

SUBMITTER: Goh PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954872 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature