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Bem-estar sénior: Predictores da importância atribuída à relação sexual no envelhecimento
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O aumento significativo da esperança média de vida e consequente envelhecimento da
população acentua a necessidade de repensar a forma como temos vindo a lidar com estas
questões. A sexualidade, nesta faixa etária, tem sido um dos temas mais negligenciado em
todo o mundo, especialmente em Portugal, onde a literatura é escassa. O presente tem como
objectivo investigar os factores preditores da importância atribuída à sexualidade no
envelhecimento. Recorrendo à plataforma on-line (https://www.surveymonkey.com/) e a
várias instituições que oferecem resposta social à população sénior, obteve-se uma amostra
constituída por 444 participantes (N=444), com idade superior a 62 anos (M=72.25; SD=6.32;
[62-92]), dos quais 302 (68%) são do sexo feminino e 142 (32%) do sexo masculino. Os
instrumentos utilizados foram o Questionário Sociodemográfico, Questionário de Saúde
Sexual, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985);
Positive and Negative Affect Shuedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988). Os
resultados obtidos evidenciam o estado civil, prática religiosa, habilitações literárias,
satisfação com a vida, afectos positivos, nível de actividade sexual ao longo da vida e
satisfação com esse nível como preditores significativos da importância atribuída à
sexualidade nesta fase da vida. Encontraram-se diferenças significativas entre ambos os sexos
relativamente à importância da relação sexual, sendo que os homens atribuem maior
importância comparativamente às mulheres. Pretende-se que o presente contribua para o
esclarecimento, desmistificação e promoção de alterações na forma como actualmente esta
temática é percepcionada.
ABSTRACT: The significant increase in life expectancy and aging population accentuates the need to rethink the way we have been dealing with these issues. Sexuality, in this age group has been one of the most neglected issues around the world, particularly in Portugal, where literature is scarce. This aims to investigate the predictive factors of importance given to sexuality in aging. Using the online platform (https://www.surveymonkey.com/) and several institutions offering social response to the senior population, we obtained a sample of 444 participants (N = 444), older than 62 years (M = 72.25; SD = 6.32; [62-92]), of which 302 (68%) were female and 142 (32%) were male. The instruments used were the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Sexual Health Questionnaire, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin, 1985) e Positive and Negative Affect Shuedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark and Tellegen, 1988). The results show marital status, religious practice, qualifications, life satisfaction, positive affect, level of sexual activity throughout life and satisfaction with this level as predictors of assigned sexuality importance at this stage of life. There are significant differences among both sexes, regarding the importance of the sexual relationship, being that men give more emphasis to it when compared to women. It is intended that this contributed to the clarification, demystifying and promoting changes in the way this issue is currently perceived.
ABSTRACT: The significant increase in life expectancy and aging population accentuates the need to rethink the way we have been dealing with these issues. Sexuality, in this age group has been one of the most neglected issues around the world, particularly in Portugal, where literature is scarce. This aims to investigate the predictive factors of importance given to sexuality in aging. Using the online platform (https://www.surveymonkey.com/) and several institutions offering social response to the senior population, we obtained a sample of 444 participants (N = 444), older than 62 years (M = 72.25; SD = 6.32; [62-92]), of which 302 (68%) were female and 142 (32%) were male. The instruments used were the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Sexual Health Questionnaire, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin, 1985) e Positive and Negative Affect Shuedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark and Tellegen, 1988). The results show marital status, religious practice, qualifications, life satisfaction, positive affect, level of sexual activity throughout life and satisfaction with this level as predictors of assigned sexuality importance at this stage of life. There are significant differences among both sexes, regarding the importance of the sexual relationship, being that men give more emphasis to it when compared to women. It is intended that this contributed to the clarification, demystifying and promoting changes in the way this issue is currently perceived.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Envelhecimento Importância da relação sexual Satisfação com a vida Nível de actividade sexual ao longo da vida Afectos positivos e negativos Satisfação com o nível de actividade sexual ao longo da vida Aging Importance of sex Satisfaction with life Positive and negative affects Level of sexual activity throughout life Satisfaction with the level of sexual activity throughout life