Concept Analysis of Female Sexual Subjectivity based on Walker and Avant's Method

Abstract

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to clarify attributes, antecedents, and consequences of female sexual subjectivity. Methods: Walker and Avant's concept analysis process was used to analyze 27 studies from the current literature that relates to female sexual subjectivity. A systematic literature review of women's study in sociology, psychology, theology, law, health science, and nursing was reviewed. Results: The defining attributes of female sexual subjectivity were sexual self-awareness, sexual decision making, sexual desire, and good sexual communication with partner. The antecedents of female sexual subjectivity were social environment, sexual education, sexual experience, and interpersonal relationship. The consequences of female sexual subjectivity were safe sex, prevention of sexual victimization, and sexual satisfaction. Conclusion: Female sexual subjectivity is defined as sexual self-awareness, sexual decision making, sexual desire to seek sexual pleasure and safety, and effective communication with partner in terms of sexual behavior, sexual experience and sexual health. Based on these results, a scale measuring female sexual subjectivity is needed.

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“…Violence, including sexual abuse, can occur in a variety of situations. Unwanted sexual contact, sexual assault, and dating violence have been reported to have negative effects on sexual self-subjectivity and the justification of violence (Choi & Ko, 2017; Kim et al, 2018). This relationship has two possible meanings.…”

“…This raises the issue of the role and effectiveness of sexual health education and suggests that sexual health education should be provided as integrated education, including contraception, sexual violence, sexual self-subjectivity, and gender sensitivity. Sexual self-subjectivity has the same meaning as sexual self-determination with autonomy, which can establish self-esteem and help prevent sexual victimization (Choi & Ko, 2017). Strengthening sexual self-subjectivity helps adolescents to properly cope in situations such as unwanted sex and dating violence, establish their own sexual self-subjectivity, and engage in appropriate sexual behavior.…”