Predicting Changes to Sexual Activity in Later Life : A Longitudinal Study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F24%3A00139319" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/24:00139319 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12410/23:43906552
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-023-00853-9" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-023-00853-9</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00853-9" target="_blank" >10.1007/s13178-023-00853-9</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Predicting Changes to Sexual Activity in Later Life : A Longitudinal Study
Original language description
Introduction Prior research has focused intensively on understanding why some older adults are sexually active and others are not. However, very few studies have examined changes in the sexual frequency and the related predictors. Methods This study analyzed longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (2017–2020), specifically data from 978 Czechs (meanage = 69.7; SDage = 7.8; 60% women). Logistic and ordinal regression models were constructed to identify older people who were likely to maintain their sexual frequency; cease their sexual activity; and experience a change (i.e., increase or decrease) in the frequency of their sexual activity. Results Partnership status discriminated sexually active people from entirely sexually inactive people at both time points. Sexual cessation was connected to an increased number of chronic illnesses and poorer socioeconomic status. However, the target variables were ineffective in predicting the changes in sexual frequency among sexually active people in a heterosexual relationship. Conclusions This suggests that a more complex set of factors should be taken into consideration in future research. Policy Implications Recommendations related to good health and relationship stability may make later-life sexual activity more normative compared to previous older generations and linking sexual activity to successful ageing still needs to be critically reviewed.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA20-25752S" target="_blank" >GA20-25752S: Partnership changes in older age</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
ISSN
1868-9884
e-ISSN
1553-6610
Volume of the periodical
21
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1259-1269
UT code for WoS article
001042779600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85166920092