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Are older adults well sexually? Sexual well-being among a cross-national sample of older adults
| dc.contributor.author | von Humboldt, Sofia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leal, Isabel Pereira | |
| dc.contributor.author | Monteiro, Ana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-13T15:04:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-13T15:04:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To analyze sexual well-being (SWB) in older adults’ perspective, to investigate the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in SWB and to examine the potential explanatory mechanisms of a SWB overall model, in an older cross-national sample. Method: Measures were completed, using a variety of appropriate methods, including demographics and interviews. Complete data were available for 163 older adults aged between 65-97 years (M=74.2; SD = 4.743). Data were subjected to content analysis. Representation of the associations and latent constructs were analyzed by a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Results: The most prevalent response of the interviewed participants for SWB was “affection and care” (11.0%). A three-dimension model formed by “intimacy and well-being”, “care, eroticism and desire”, and “sexual activity and health” was presented as a best-fit solution for German older adults. SWB for Portuguese older adults were explained by a three-factor model: “intimacy, health and desire”, “affection and well-being” and “sexual activity”. Conclusions: The outcomes presented in this paper emphasized the need to explore the indicators of SWB among older adults and the under-developed potential of a SWB overall model for the older population. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Review of European Studies, 8(1), 134-144. Doi: 10.5539/res.v8n1p134 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5539/res.v8n1p134 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1918-7181 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/5454 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/res/article/view/52009 | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Community-dwelling older adults | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | German | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Multiple correspondence analysis | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Portuguese | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Sexual well-being | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Are older adults well sexually? Sexual well-being among a cross-national sample of older adults | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Canada | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 144 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 134 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Review of European Studies | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 8 | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |