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{"title":"Changes in work status after cancer diagnosis and their associations with depressive symptoms among cancer survivors: findings from the Korean longitudinal study of ageing¹.","authors":"Da-Eun Lee, Yeonjin Kim, Young-Mee Kim, Sung-Il Cho","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-01970-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-01970-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Cancer survivors encounter significant psychological suffering and are prone to develop depressive symptoms. Work contributes to personal fulfillment and social connections, and by doing so, enhances a cancer survivor's resilience against adversities. However, maintaining employment can be challenging for some cancer survivors. This research aimed to identify the association between changes in work status and depressive symptoms among cancer survivors in South Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used the panel data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) and included 199 cancer survivors-799 observations-aged 65 or younger, between 2005 and 2018. Changes in work status consisted of continuous unemployment or employment, quitting a job, and getting a job. We defined depressive symptoms as a CES-D-10 score of 10 or higher and a cut-off of 4 was utilized for sensitivity analysis. Multivariable generalized estimating equation was employed to estimate the odds ratio (OR), adjusting for the number of household members, education level, sex, age, marital status, occupations, cancer treatment, cancer type, catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE), and survivorship. Subgroup analysis and interaction between changes in work and cancer types were further explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For depressive symptoms, the OR of the continuous unemployment group was 2.27 (95% CI = 1.10-4.69), and the OR of the group that quit a job was 2.20 (95% CI = 1.03-4.72), compared to the continuous employment group. As survivorship increased, the odds of depressive symptoms decreased (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.89-1.00). CHE was associated with depressive symptoms (OR = 2.23, 95% CI = 1.18-4.20). In cancer types with a low tendency to depression, continuous unemployment was associated with depressive symptoms (OR = 3.19, 95% CI = 1.12-9.06). In sensitivity analysis, changes in work, survivorship, and CHE were consistently associated with depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cancer survivors who quit a job or continued unemployment were more likely to experience depressive symptoms. The findings of this study imply that assistance for cancer survivors to continue a job or return to employment, including adjustment of workload and hours, may be helpful. Psychological care may be crucial, particularly in the early stage of cancer survivorship. Furthermore, support may be needed to alleviate the burden of healthcare expenditure.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11475630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142476832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive flexibility predicts attitudes towards vaccination: evidence from a New Zealand sample.","authors":"Stephanie Gomes-Ng, Jay K Wood, Sarah Cowie","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02048-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02048-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vaccine hesitancy (the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate) poses a significant threat to public health worldwide, with declining vaccination coverage resulting in the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases (e.g., measles) in recent years. Despite efforts to combat vaccine hesitancy through information-based campaigns and other interventions, vaccine-hesitant attitudes persist. Given that such interventions likely expose individuals to information that conflicts with their own viewpoints about vaccination, cognitive flexibility - the ability to adapt one's thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, or behavior in response to changing information or environmental demands - may play a role in vaccine hesitancy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The current study investigated the relationship between cognitive flexibility and attitudes towards vaccination in a sample of New Zealand residents (N = 601). Cognitive flexibility was measured using perseverative responses in the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Task, and vaccination attitudes were measured using an adapted version of the Multidimensional Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (MVHS). Linear regression was used with MVHS scores as the dependent variable and cognitive flexibility and sociodemographic variables (age, gender, ethnicity, education level, religion) as predictors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cognitive flexibility predicted personal barriers to vaccination (e.g.,\" vaccines go against my personal beliefs\"), with participants with lower levels of cognitive flexibility reporting greater personal barriers. In contrast, there was no significant relationship between cognitive flexibility and external barriers to vaccination (e.g., \"vaccines cost too much\"). Additionally, religious participants reported overall higher levels of vaccine hesitancy than non-religious participants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings join others demonstrating that individual differences in cognitive style are associated with attitudes towards vaccination, and tentatively suggest that interventions aiming to reduce vaccine hesitancy may be more effective if combined with techniques to increase cognitive flexibility. To be sure, future work is needed to test the causal relationship between cognitive flexibility and attitudes towards vaccination.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11472431/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142476833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Computerized cognitive games versus cognitive exergame: the comparison of motor and cognitive functions enhancement in the elderly.","authors":"Mohammadreza Ghasemian, Mahdiye Tajpour, Peyman Mollanuri, Enayatollah Zamanpour, Hadi Moradi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02064-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02064-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Considering the importance of cognitive and motor functions of the elderly people, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive exergame, called Neurolight compared to computerized cognitive games, in enhancing core executive functions and motor performance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 36 individuals in the age range of 60 to 69 years were studied in the form of three groups: The control group continued their daily activities, while the Neurolight group underwent a cognitive-motor training and the Maghzineh performed a computer-based cognitive training program for 24 sessions. Before and after interventions, working memory, inhibitory control, and balance were measured respectively by the N-back, Stroop, and TUG tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that cognitive-motor exercises using Neurolight, for 24 sessions, were able to significantly improve working memory, inhibitory control, and balance in individuals in this age group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This finding supports the other studies suggesting combined cognitive and physical exercises for better effect. Based on its findings, the use of this exercise system can be suggested to coaches and therapists working with the elderly.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11468849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does autonomous motivation and self-efficacy mediate associations between environmental factors and physical activity in adolescents?","authors":"Rodrigo de Oliveira Barbosa, Géssika Castilho Dos Santos, Jadson Marcio da Silva, Thais Maria de Souza Silva, Pedro Henrique Garcia Dias, Renan Camargo Correa, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Antonio Stabelini Neto","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02055-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02055-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To analyze the associations among autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, social support and perceived environment with physical activity practice of adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years; and to test autonomous motivations and self-efficacy as potential mediators of the associations between these environmental factors and physical activity practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluated 553 adolescents, that participated in the ActTeens Program. Physical activity was assessed using the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents. Autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, parents' social support and perceived environment were assessed using specifics questionnaires. Linear regression models were used to test the associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Parents' support (β = 0.32), satisfaction of basic psychological needs of colleagues (β = 0.21) and teachers (β = 0.12), and perceived environment (β = 0.10) had significant associations with physical activity (p < 0.05). The direct effect value was reduced when autonomous motivation was added as a mediator of the association between parents' support and physical activity (β = 0.24), with a 25% mediated effect. Autonomous motivation was mediator of the relationship between basic psychological needs of colleagues (β = 0.13; EM = 38%), teachers (β = 0.02; EM = 83%), and perceived environment (β = 0.03; EM = 70%) with physical activity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Self-efficacy was not associated with physical activity and autonomous motivation was an important mediator of adolescents' physical activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11468100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Persian version of the fear of pain questionnaire mong Iranian post-surgery patients: a translation and psychometrics.","authors":"Hamid Sharif-Nia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Reza Fatehi, Poorya Nowrozi, Amir Hossein Shafighi, Bita Mohammadi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02040-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02040-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Fear of Pain Questionnaire (FOPQ) is a self-report tool designed to measure an individual's fear of pain (FOP). While the Persian version of the FOPQ (FOPQ-P) has been developed, its validity and reliability have not yet been assessed in the Iranian context. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the FOPQ-P among Iranian patients after surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A methodological study was conducted in 2023 involving 400 post-surgery patients selected with a convenience sampling. The FOPQ was translated into Persian, and its psychometric properties were analyzed using network analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), as well as assessments of convergent and discriminant validity. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's Omega, average inter-item correlation coefficient, Composite Reliability, and Maximal Reliability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The EFA results with Promax and Kaiser Normalization rotation identified two factors that explained 54.32% of the variance, comprising seven items. The CFA confirmed the model's validity. Both convergent and discriminant validity were established. The reliability analyses showed that Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, composite reliability, and MaxR for all constructs were above 0.7. Additionally, the average inter-item correlation coefficient was greater than 0.5, indicating strong internal consistency and construct reliability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that the FOPQ-P possesses a valid structure and was acceptable reliability in patients cultural context of Iran post-surgery, making it a suitable instrument for measuring fear of pain in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465943/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of workplace bullying on knowledge sharing of the employees in scientific and technological enterprises: a moderated mediation model.","authors":"Fanzhu Kong, Lily Zhao, Xiaojun Tao, Guosong Wu","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02056-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02056-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aims to understand how workplace bullying affects knowledge sharing among employees in Chinese scientific and technological enterprises.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A convenience sampling method was employed to survey 275 employees from scientific and technological enterprises of Yangtze River Delta, China. The survey utilized a general information questionnaire, a workplace bullying scale, an organizational belonging scale, a knowledge sharing scale, and a forbearance scale. A moderated mediation model was set up, and the hierarchical regression and the bootstrapping method were applied.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The empirical results indicated that workplace bullying has a negative effect on the knowledge sharing, and organization belonging has played mediating effect. Furthermore, Forbearance not only moderated the effect of workplace bullying on organizational belonging, but also moderated the mediated effect of organization belonging, and the effect will be stronger when employees are at a lower level of forbearance.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>This study offers important implications for scientific and technological enterprises. The findings imply that enterprises should discourage person-related workplace bullying to increase employees' intention to engage in knowledge-sharing behavior. Moreover, the manager of these firms should develop a culture of family so that they can care for the organization belonging.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11462829/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multicountry study on the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Sleep Preoccupation Scale (SPS) using both classical testing theory and item response theory.","authors":"Salma Yasser Abu-Saleh, Wajiha Irsheid, Waqar Husain, Achraf Ammar, Hadeel Ghazzawi, Khaled Trabelsi, Ahmed S BaHammam, Zahra Saif, Amir Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02038-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02038-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sleep distrurbances involves daytime preoccupation about sleep, which plays a critical role in perpetuating sleep disturbances. Recent cognitive models highlight the importance of daytime processes, like processing sleep-related information and interpretations during waking hours, in influencing sleep quality and quantity. The Sleep Preoccupation Scale (SPS) quantifies this daytime cognitive activity related to sleep. This study aimed to translate and validate an Arabic version of the SPS for assessing sleep preoccupation among Arabic speakers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>523 Arabic speakers (mean age 23.6 years, 75% female) from four countries completed the Arabic SPS alongside the Athens Insomnia Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale, and the Anxiety and Preoccupation about Sleep Questionnaire (APSQ). The sample repeated the SPS after two weeks for test-retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis evaluated the SPS's two-factor structure. Internal consistency, item response theory, and convergent validity with the other scales were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Confirmatory factor analysis supported the two-factor model's fit. Measurement invariance results suggest that the SPS exhibits a similar basic factor structure across both insomnia and non-insomnia groups. The Arabic SPS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.92, McDonald's ω = 0.92) and two-way mixed effects, consistency, single rater/measurement intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.95). Most items exhibited satisfactory item response theory fit statistics and discrimination. The SPS total score showed strong positive correlations with insomnia severity (r = 0.48, p < 0.001), generalized anxiety (r = 0.57, p < 0.001), and sleep-related anxiety/preoccupation (r = 0.79, p < 0.001), demonstrating convergent validity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Arabic version of the SPS demonstrated good psychometric properties and validity, supporting its use for assessing sleep preoccupation among Arabic speakers. This culturally-adapted version enhances sleep assessment capabilities for improving insomnia understanding and treatment within Arabic-speaking populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11460114/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the influence of spiritual leadership, leader - member exchange, and traditionality orientation on employee voice behavior.","authors":"Yue Yu, Sheena Pitafi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02052-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02052-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research builds on the idea that the exchange of resources between leaders and followers can influence the behavior of employees. Specifically, the study investigates how leaders can develop strong leader-member exchange (LMX) with their followers, and how this exchange can lead to increased employee voice behavior. The study analyzed data collected from 365 individual employees working in Chinese organization. The findings indicate that LMX acts as a mediator between spiritual leadership and employee voice behavior. The strength of this mediation, however, depends on the followers' level of traditionality orientation. Notably, the findings indicate that the effect is significant only among individuals who exhibit low traditionality. Theoretical contributions and implications for practice are discussed in later sections.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11462802/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychological traits of extreme sport participants: a scoping review.","authors":"Diogo V Martinho, Élvio R Gouveia, Adam Field, Alex Ribeiro, Nestor Ordoñez-Saavedra, Filipa Pereira, Diogo S Braz, André Rebelo, Hugo Sarmento","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02047-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-024-02047-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Extreme sports have increased in popularity, particularly over the past two decades. Theories explaining participation in extreme sports tend to focus on risk. Consequently, extreme sports participants are often characterized by an accentuated desire for risk and abnormal personal traits, but the positive aspects of extreme sports are often neglected in the literature. This scoping review summarizes extreme sport motives, emotions and personal characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist, three databases were searched (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, SportDiscus and, PsycInfo) on 20th April 2023. Studies were included if they were originally articles written in English and examined psychology traits in extreme sport participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 39 manuscripts met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in the present review. There is no unique profile for individuals involved in extreme sports. Risk and fear are considered natural characteristic of participation, and many positive aspects are associated with involvement in extreme sports (e.g., organization, planning, confidence). The quality of experience is often reported to justify extreme sport participation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Changes in emotions and motives characterized the reversal theory, which in combination with the flow approach, could explain the participation in extreme activities. A dynamic ecological approach considering the interaction between individuals and the environment should be adopted to understand individual motives, behaviour and emotions.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11462919/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of genital self-image in Iranian women: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Mina Malary, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Afsaneh Keramat, Masoud Yunesian, Maryam Farjamfar","doi":"10.1186/s40359-024-02042-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02042-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Several factors influence women's perception of their genitalia. Understanding the elements associated with genital self‑image (GSI) can significantly contribute to enhancing women's sexual experiences. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the predictors of GSI in Iranian women.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This online cross-sectional study was conducted on 722 healthy married reproductive-aged women with records in Amol-Iran health centers during 2022. Participants were selected using a random sampling method from all the healthcare centers. Data were collected through a checklist of socio-demographic and obstetrics information, the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSI), the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-6), the Female Sexual Distress Scale - revised (FSDS-R), and the Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire (MSSCQ) for assessing sexual esteem and sexual satisfaction. The general linear model was employed to assess the impact of each independent variable (socio-demographic and obstetrics characteristics, sexual function, sexual distress, sexual esteem, and sexual satisfaction) on the dependent variable (GSI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean score of GSI was 21.70 ± 3.82. Based on the Pearson correlation test, there were significant correlations between GSI and sexual function, sexual esteem, sexual satisfaction, and sexual distress (r = 0.20, r = 0.43, r = 0.42, r = -0.28 respectively; p < 0.001). Using the adjusted general linear model, with the increasing scores of sexual esteem and sexual satisfaction, the GSI score also increased (β = 0.19, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.27, β = 0.14, 95% CI: 0.06 to 0.22, respectively; p < 0.001). Additionally, age, abnormal vaginal discharge, genital feedback from partners, and satisfaction with body image were identified as other predictors of GSI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on the study results, it was observed that sexual esteem, sexual satisfaction, and certain socio-demographic variables served as predictors of GSI. Consequently, considering the potential impact of GSI on various aspects of women's lives, healthcare providers can enhance their counseling techniques to improve GSI by gaining an appropriate understanding of the factors that influence it.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11460111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}