Sexual Expression in Old Age: How Older Adults from Different Cultures Express Sexually?

Sexual Expression in Old Age: How Older Adults from Different Cultures Express Sexually?

Objective This study aims to analyze how older adults express themselves sexually. For this purpose, a qualitative research was carried out, which analyzes their perspectives at a cross-cultural level. Methods Four hundred ninety-five older participants, aged 65 to 98 years, were interviewed. Partic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sexuality research & social policy 2021-06, Vol.18 (2), p.246-260
Hauptverfasser: von Humboldt, Sofia, Ribeiro-Gonçalves, José Alberto, Costa, Andrea, Low, Gail, Leal, Isabel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging
Altruism
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Content analysis
Cultural differences
Eroticism
Gratitude
Health status
Older people
Psychology
Qualitative research
Sexual Behavior
Sexuality
Social Sciences
Social Sciences - Other Topics
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Tenderness
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Zusammenfassung:Objective This study aims to analyze how older adults express themselves sexually. For this purpose, a qualitative research was carried out, which analyzes their perspectives at a cross-cultural level. Methods Four hundred ninety-five older participants, aged 65 to 98 years, were interviewed. Participants were of three different nationalities and lived in the community. All the interviews went through the process of verbatim transcription and subsequent content analysis. Results A content analysis produced nine themes: tenderness and care ( k  = .91, p  
ISSN:1868-9884
1553-6610
DOI:10.1007/s13178-020-00453-x