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Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024\u20132025 in primary health care clinics in Lublin Province, Poland, and included 474 partnered women in perimenopause or early postmenopause. Body image was assessed with the Body Esteem Scale subscales, namely Sexual Attractiveness, Weight Concern, and Physical Condition, and perceived self-attractiveness with the Scale of Assessment of Self-Attractiveness in a Relationship. Hierarchical linear regression models were adjusted for BMI, age, education, and socioeconomic conditions. Results: Body Acceptance was positively associated with Sexual Attractiveness (\u03b2 = 0.193, p = 0.002), Weight Concern (\u03b2 = 0.225, p &lt; 0.001), and Physical Condition (\u03b2 = 0.206, p = 0.001). Sexual Satisfaction was positively associated with Sexual Attractiveness (\u03b2 = 0.299, p &lt; 0.001) and Physical Condition (\u03b2 = 0.143, p = 0.023). Appearance Evaluation was positively associated with Weight Concern (\u03b2 = 0.126, p = 0.023). Higher BMI was negatively associated with Weight Concern (\u03b2 = \u22120.356, p &lt; 0.001) and Physical Condition (\u03b2 = \u22120.209, p &lt; 0.001), whereas older age was negatively associated with Sexual Attractiveness (\u03b2 = \u22120.127, p = 0.002) and Physical Condition (\u03b2 = \u22120.137, p = 0.001). Conclusions: In partnered women during the menopausal transition, body image was associated not only with BMI and age, but also with body acceptance and selected intimacy-related dimensions of perceived self-attractiveness.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15103562","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]],"date-time":"2026-05-07T09:03:37Z","timestamp":1778144617000},"page":"3562","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Body Image in Women During the Menopausal Transition: Associations with Self-Perceived Attractiveness in Partner Relationships"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5268-6900","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Bie\u0144","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Chair of Obstetrics Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Beata","family":"Pi\u0119ta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Practical Midwifery Education, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-2462-3251","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beata","family":"G\u00f3rska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Public Health Care Centre, Cardinal Stefan Wyszy\u0144ski Regional Specialist Hospital, 20-718 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7897-9499","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gra\u017cyna","family":"B\u0105czek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Didactics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5734-116X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariola","family":"G\u0142owacka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Masovian University in P\u0142ock, 09-402 P\u0142ock, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4925-2044","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joanna","family":"Grzesik-G\u0105sior","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno, 38-400 Krosno, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"573","article-title":"Adverse changes in body composition during the menopausal transition and relation to cardiovascular risk: A contemporary review","volume":"3","author":"Kodoth","year":"2022","journal-title":"Womens Health Rep."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"466","DOI":"10.1080\/13697137.2024.2380363","article-title":"The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause","volume":"27","author":"Wright","year":"2024","journal-title":"Climacteric"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Maki, P.M., Eroglu, I.E., Janssenswillen, C., Frenz, A.-K., Heeg, S., Nadimi, M., Genga, K., Schoof, N., Moeller, C., and Soehngen, L. 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