Predictors of sexual functioning among ethnically diverse college-age women

The purpose of this study was to examine variables that are potential predictors of female sexual functioning. The archival data set included a sample of 252 college-age women (18-43yrs). It was hypothesized that sexual self-efficacy, depression, anxiety, and six subscales of body image would predict sexual dysfunction in this sample of women. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the variable of anxiety and body image were not significant predictors of the outcome variable. A review of literature on the subject offers an explanation for why this was the case. The analyses indicated that sexual self-efficacy and depression were significant predictive variables of female sexual functioning. Clinical implications associated with these findings are discussed.