当前位置: X-MOL 学术Int. J. Impot. Res. › 论文详情
Our official English website, www.x-mol.net, welcomes your feedback! (Note: you will need to create a separate account there.)
Relationship intimacy, sexual distress, and help-seeking for sexual problems among older European couples: a hybrid dyadic approach.
International Journal of Impotence Research ( IF 2.8 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-19 , DOI: 10.1038/s41443-019-0214-z
Aleksandar Štulhofer 1 , Sharron Hinchliff 2 , Bente Træen 3
Affiliation  

There is evidence that emotional intimacy can buffer the distress associated with sexual difficulties. Considering that older adults are at an increased risk of chronic illness, many of which (including their medical treatment) can impact their sexual well-being, the link between intimacy and sexual distress may be particularly relevant for older couples. To start bridging the gap in our understanding of the links between older couples’ emotional intimacy, distress about sexual function, and seeking professional help for sexuality-related issues, the current study used a 4-country sample with 218 Norwegian, 207 Danish, 135 Belgian, and 117 Portuguese couples aged 60–75 years. Two hypotheses were explored with a hybrid dyadic analysis: (1) a couple’s emotional intimacy is negatively related to partner’s distress about sexual function, but (2) positively associated with their help-seeking for sexual health issues. Less than 10% of participants in the current study reported seeking professional help, with the majority reporting their primary care physician as the contacted person. Couples’ emotional intimacy was consistently (and negatively) associated with female partners’ sexual distress across countries, but was unrelated to help-seeking for sexual problems. The findings illustrate the role of shared emotional intimacy in older women’s distress about sexual function, but also indicate that older couples characterized by high intimacy should not be assumed to seek professional help for sexually related issues more readily than other couples.



中文翻译:

欧洲亲密夫妻之间的亲密关系,性苦恼和性问题的寻求帮助:一种混合二元方式。

有证据表明,情感上的亲密关系可以缓解与性困难有关的困扰。考虑到老年人患慢性病的风险增加,其中许多疾病(包括他们的药物治疗)会影响他们的性健康,因此亲密关系和性困扰之间的联系对于年长夫妇尤其重要。为了弥合我们对老年夫妇的情感亲密关系,性功能困扰以及寻求与性相关问题的专业帮助之间的联系的差距,本研究采用了4个国家/地区的样本,其中包括218个挪威人,207个丹麦人,135个丹麦人比利时和117对葡萄牙夫妇,年龄在60-75岁之间。通过混合二元分析探讨了两个假设:(1)夫妻的情感亲密感与伴侣对性功能的困扰负相关,但是(2)与他们在性健康问题上寻求帮助有正相关关系。在本研究中,只有不到10%的参与者报告寻求专业帮助,而大多数人报告其初级保健医生是接触者。夫妻的情感亲密关系一直(负)与女性伴侣在整个国家的性苦恼相关,但与寻求性问题的帮助无关。这些发现说明了共同的情感亲密关系在老年妇女性功能困扰中的作用,但同时也表明,不应以具有较高亲密性为特征的老年夫妇比其他夫妇更容易地寻求与性相关问题的专业帮助。在本研究中,只有不到10%的参与者报告寻求专业帮助,而大多数人报告其初级保健医生是接触者。夫妻的情感亲密关系一直(负)与女性伴侣在整个国家的性苦恼相关,但与寻求性问题的帮助无关。这些发现说明了共同的情感亲密关系在老年妇女性功能困扰中的作用,但同时也表明,不应以具有较高亲密性为特征的老年夫妇比其他夫妇更容易地寻求与性相关问题的专业帮助。在本研究中,只有不到10%的参与者报告寻求专业帮助,而大多数人报告其初级保健医生是接触者。夫妻的情感亲密关系一直(负)地与女性伴侣在整个国家的性苦恼相关,但与寻求性问题的帮助无关。这些发现说明了共同的情感亲密关系在老年妇女性功能困扰中的作用,但同时也表明,不应以具有较高亲密性为特征的老年夫妇比其他夫妇更容易地寻求与性相关问题的专业帮助。夫妻的情感亲密关系一直(负)与女性伴侣在整个国家的性苦恼相关,但与寻求性问题的帮助无关。这些发现说明了共同的情感亲密关系在老年妇女性功能困扰中的作用,但同时也表明,不应以具有较高亲密性为特征的老年夫妇比其他夫妇更容易地寻求与性相关问题的专业帮助。夫妻的情感亲密关系一直(负)与女性伴侣在整个国家的性苦恼相关,但与寻求性问题的帮助无关。这些发现说明了共同的情感亲密关系在老年妇女性功能困扰中的作用,但同时也表明,不应以具有较高亲密性为特征的老年夫妇比其他夫妇更容易地寻求与性相关问题的专业帮助。

更新日期:2019-11-19
down
wechat
bug