Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2017 Dec;23(4):243-255. 10.4069/kjwhn.2017.23.4.243.

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

• Choi Y
• Ko IS

• KMID: 2424159
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2017.23.4.243

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.

Keyword

Female; Sexual subjectivity; Concept analysis; Reproductive health

MeSH Terms

Crime Victims
Decision Making
Education
Female*
Humans
Jurisprudence
Methods*
Nursing
Orgasm
Pleasure
Psychology
Reproductive Health
Safe Sex
Sexual Behavior
Social Environment
Sociology
Theology
Walkers*

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  Figure 1. Flow chart of study selection.

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  Figure 2. Conceptual structure of female sexual subjectivity.

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