Table 2 Sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life in postmenopause and reproductive-menopausal transition stage womena
All (n = 340) | Reproductive-menopausal transition stage (n = 170) | Postmenopause (n = 170) | p value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Sexual self-efficacy | 16.62 (7.81) | 20.8 (6.29) | 12.4 (6.83) | < 0.001 |
Sexual Quality of Life | ||||
Psychosexual feelings | 36.15 (6.45) | 36.37 (6.99) | 35.93 (5.88) | 0.53 |
Sexual and relationship satisfaction | 24.45 (4.88) | 25.21 (4.81) | 23.69 (3.77) | 0.001 |
Self-worthlessness | 16.22 (2.3) | 16.27 (2.56) | 16.18 (2.10) | 0.71 |
Sexual repression | 15.11 (3.46) | 16.04 (3.24) | 14.19 (3.43) | < 0.001 |
Total score | 91.93 (15.1) | 93.88 (6.36) | 89.98 (13.36) | 0.017 |