A Study on Sexual Unwellness in Old Age
Assessing a Cross-National Sample of Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12968142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofia Von Humboldt (0000-0001-9664-6735, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, corresponding author), Sara Silva (0009-0005-9109-8836, ISPA - Instituto Universitário), Isabel Leal (0000-0002-1672-7912, ISPA - Instituto Universitário) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 207-207 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/res.v9n3p207 |
| OpenAlex | W2750267355 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Objectives: To analyze the contributors to Sexual Unwellness (SU) and to explore the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in SU for a cross-national older community-dwelling population.Methods: Study design: Complete data were available for 109 English and Portuguese older adults, aged between 65 and 87 years old (M=70.1, SD=5.99). Data was subjected to content analysis. Representation of the associations and latent constructs were analyzed by a Multiple Correspondence Analysis. A socio-demographic and health questionnaires were completed, assessing participants’ background information. Interviews were completed, focused on the contributors to SU.Results: The most frequent response of these participants was “lack of intimacy and affection” (25.1%) whereas “poor sexual health” was the least referred indicator of SU (11.2%). A two-dimension model formed by “poor affection, intimacy and sexual health”, and “poor general health and financial instability” was presented as a best-fit solution for English older adults. SU for Portuguese older adults were explained by a two-factor model: “daily hassles and health issues”, “poor intimacy and financial instability”.Conclusions: These outcomes uncovered the perspective of older adults concerning SU and the need of including these factors when considering the sexual well-being of older cross-national samples
Affection · Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Perspective (graphical · Population · Portuguese · Sample (material · Sociology · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Medicine · Pelvic floor disorders treatments · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |