Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being
Andrej Starc
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Chair of Public Health, Laboratory for Oxidative Stress
Borut Poljšak
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Laboratory for Oxidative Stress Research, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Raja Dahmane
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Chair of Biomedicine in Health Care Division, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tina Levec
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prosthetics Department; Orthotics and Prosthetics Division, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mitja Perat
; Institute for Human Resource Development, Ljubljana, Slovenia
APA 6th Edition Starc, A., Poljšak, B., Dahmane, R., Levec, T. i Perat, M. (2019). Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being. Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti, 5 (2), 217-223. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7
MLA 8th Edition Starc, Andrej, et al. "Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being." Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti, vol. 5, br. 2, 2019, str. 217-223. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7. Citirano 06.03.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Starc, Andrej, Borut Poljšak, Raja Dahmane, Tina Levec i Mitja Perat. "Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being." Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti 5, br. 2 (2019): 217-223. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7
Harvard Starc, A., et al. (2019). 'Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being', Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti, 5(2), str. 217-223. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7
Vancouver Starc A, Poljšak B, Dahmane R, Levec T, Perat M. Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being. Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti [Internet]. 2019 [pristupljeno 06.03.2021.];5(2):217-223. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7
IEEE A. Starc, B. Poljšak, R. Dahmane, T. Levec i M. Perat, "Female sexual function as a predictor of well-being", Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti, vol.5, br. 2, str. 217-223, 2019. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/7
Sažetak Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the WHO-5 Well-Being Index and variables from the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in a large-scale sample of partnered and single women. Methods: Based on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk test on six claims of FSFI, a non-parametric statistical analysis was used. Results: Statistical significance was set at p<0.05. The sample included 635 female participants, aged 18 to 89 years. There was a strong link between all the six FSFI claims with marital status and number of sexual partners. The group of women who were involved in sexual intercourse in the previous 4 weeks shows higher life satisfaction (n=366; 50-100%) compared to the group (n=37; 0-49%) who were not involved in sexual intercourse in the previous 4 weeks. Even though the frequency of sexual functioning according to FSFI scores did not differ between the two groups (χ2 (1)=0.101, p=0.750), they did differ in the quality of sexual experience. Conclusions: These results extend previous findings by confirming a strong relationship between sexual well-being and overall life satisfaction within individuals. They confirm the importance of sexual satisfaction in shaping the overall quality of life not only for men but also for women.