Do Self-Concepts and Significant Other Concepts Predict Health-Related Quality of Life?

Examining Relationships Between Sexual Risk–Safety Behaviors and Physical Self-Concept by Gender: A Cluster Analytical Approach

“…Understanding the associations between sexual behaviors and psychological concerns, including issues with self-perception, could lead to reducing sexual risk as well as promoting sexual competence (Hirst, 2008). Self-concept characterizes the thoughts and opinions that people have of themselves and is mainly considered an indicator of mental health (Baby, 2012; Park, 2003; Rodrigues, Pontes, & Predoso, 2015). According to the hierarchical, multifaceted self-concept model proposed by Marsh (Marsh, 1990; Marsh & Hattie, 1996; Marsh & Shavelson, 1985), self-concept cannot be adequately understood if its multidimensionality is disregarded.…”