Kotiuga Judith, Vaillancourt-Morel Marie-Pier, Yampolsky Maya A, Martin Geneviève M
School of Psychology, Université Laval.
Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
J Sex Res. 2025 Jan;62(1):107-117. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2222285. Epub 2023 Jun 12.
Adolescence is a crucial period for the development of the sexual self-concept. While existing research shows that adolescents' sexual self-concept varies, few studies have examined its relation with psychosocial competencies such as the general self-concept, interpersonal skills, and self-control capacities. The objective of this study was to examine the association between dimensions of the sexual self-concept (sexual self- and body esteem, self-efficacy, and anxiety) and psychosocial competencies among Canadian adolescents. Self-reported data from 1584 adolescents aged between 14 and 18 years (49.7% girls) were analyzed using path analysis. Results show that adolescents whose general self-concept was characterized by more internally consistent self-beliefs and greater self-worth, and who perceived their interpersonal skills as more developed, displayed higher sexual self- and body esteem, higher sexual self-efficacy, and lower sexual anxiety. Self-control capacities were positively correlated with sexual body-esteem and negatively correlated with sexual anxiety. These associations were, however, minimal and, when significant, exhibited a counterintuitive relationship with the sexual self-concept in the path model. Age, gender and sexual experience did not moderate these associations. Findings from the study highlight the need to pursue research on the interface between sexuality and psychosocial functioning to increase current understanding of adolescent development.
青春期是性自我概念发展的关键时期。虽然现有研究表明青少年的性自我概念各不相同，但很少有研究考察其与心理社会能力（如总体自我概念、人际交往能力和自我控制能力）之间的关系。本研究的目的是考察加拿大青少年性自我概念维度（性自我和身体自尊、自我效能感和焦虑）与心理社会能力之间的关联。使用路径分析对1584名年龄在14至18岁之间的青少年（49.7%为女孩）的自我报告数据进行了分析。结果表明，总体自我概念具有更内在一致的自我信念和更高自我价值感，且认为自己人际交往能力更强的青少年，表现出更高的性自我和身体自尊、更高的性自我效能感以及更低的性焦虑。自我控制能力与性身体自尊呈正相关，与性焦虑呈负相关。然而，这些关联很微弱，并且在路径模型中，当具有显著性时，与性自我概念呈现出一种违反直觉的关系。年龄、性别和性经历并未调节这些关联。该研究结果凸显了开展关于性与心理社会功能之间界面研究的必要性，以增进当前对青少年发展的理解。
