Emotional intimacy and distress about sexual difficulties in partnered older European men and women: a network analysis
Emotional intimacy and distress about sexual difficulties in partnered older European men and women: a network analysis
Although research in older individuals’ sexual health is steadily increasing, the nature of, and predictors related to, their distress about changes in sexual function have not been well studied. Using data from sexually active and partnered 1,047 Norwegian and Danish women and men aged 60-75 years, this study employed network analysis to explore the structure of older individuals’ sexual distress and the role of emotional intimacy. Men’s network of sexual distress facets was more densely interconnected than women’s network. Higher emotional intimacy was associated with lower sexual distress levels across gender. The findings have implications for sexual health interventions targeting older people.
Emotional intimacy, Older Individuals, Sexual difficulties
474-490
Lonza, Anamarija
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Stulhofer, Aleksandar
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Graham, Cynthia
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3 July 2020
Lonza, Anamarija
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Stulhofer, Aleksandar
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Graham, Cynthia
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Lonza, Anamarija, Stulhofer, Aleksandar and Graham, Cynthia
(2020)
Emotional intimacy and distress about sexual difficulties in partnered older European men and women: a network analysis.
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46 (5), .
(doi:10.1080/0092623X.2020.1760979).
Abstract
Although research in older individuals’ sexual health is steadily increasing, the nature of, and predictors related to, their distress about changes in sexual function have not been well studied. Using data from sexually active and partnered 1,047 Norwegian and Danish women and men aged 60-75 years, this study employed network analysis to explore the structure of older individuals’ sexual distress and the role of emotional intimacy. Men’s network of sexual distress facets was more densely interconnected than women’s network. Higher emotional intimacy was associated with lower sexual distress levels across gender. The findings have implications for sexual health interventions targeting older people.
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Lonza et al. Emotional intimacy and distress about sexual difficulties in older individuals 2020
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 April 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 May 2020
Published date: 3 July 2020
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This work was supported by the Research Council of Norway (Norges Forskningsr?d) under Grant #250637.
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Emotional intimacy, Older Individuals, Sexual difficulties
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/439548
ISSN: 0092-623X
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