Self-concept clarity and women's sexual well-being Hucker, Alice, Mussap, Alexander J. and McCabe, Marita M. 2010, Self-concept clarity and women's sexual well-being, Canadian journal of human sexuality, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 67-77. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads mussap-selfconcept-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 111.46KB 1511 Title Self-concept clarity and women's sexual well-being Author(s) Hucker, Alice Mussap, Alexander J. orcid.org/0000-0003-1290-3680 McCabe, Marita M. Journal name Canadian journal of human sexuality Volume number 19 Issue number 3 Start page 67 End page 77 Total pages 11 Publisher Sex Information and Education Council of Canada Place of publication East York, Ont. Publication date 2010 ISSN 1188-4517 Summary The purpose of this study was to examine the role of self-concept clarity, a core structural aspect of self-concept, in women's sexual well-being. A convenience sample of 261 women aged 18 years and over {M=25.8, £D=7.9) completed an online survey that measured self-concept clarity, three aspects of sexual well-being (sexual self-efñcacy, sexual self-esteem and sexual satisfaction), and four structural dimensions of sexual identity (commitment, synthesis/integration, exploration, and orientation identity uncertainty). A series of multiple mediation analyses, followed by post-hoc bootstrap tests of the difference between mediation effects, revealed that self-concept clarity is indirectly related to the measures of sexual well-being, and that these relationships are mediated by the two "investment-related" dimensions of sexual identity: commitment and synthesis/integration. These results suggest that women with a more broadly and coherently integrated sexual identity are also better able to make healthy and positive choices in the sexual domain and experience more satisfaction with their sex lives, i^ore generally, the results highlight the potential importance of including structural aspects of self-concept in explanations of women's sexual well-being. Language eng Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920599 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, Sex Information and Education Council of Canada Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031226 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 11:58:41 EST Thu, 18 Nov 2010, 07:33:27 EST Thu, 18 Nov 2010, 10:10:08 EST Thu, 18 Nov 2010, 10:10:48 EST Wed, 15 Jun 2011, 14:12:28 EST Tue, 23 Aug 2011, 12:44:34 EST Tue, 23 Aug 2011, 12:46:42 EST Wed, 28 Nov 2012, 08:37:18 EST Wed, 28 Nov 2012, 08:39:11 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 19:46:08 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:04:28 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:44:35 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:08:23 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1330 Abstract Views, 1511 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 11:58:37 EST by Jane Moschetti