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Influential Factors for the Sexual Quality of Life in Married Men and Women in Their 40s

40대 기혼남녀의 성생활의 질(SQOL)에 미치는 요인

  • Yang, Eun-Young (Division of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College) ;
  • Jang, Young-Eun (Division of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College)
  • 양은영 (삼육보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 장영은 (삼육보건대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2015.05.26
  • Accepted : 2015.10.08
  • Published : 2015.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of 22 selected variables for the sexual quality of life(SQOL) of married men and women in their 40s in an effort to lay the foundation for the development of intervention programs geared toward promoting the sexual health of married middle-aged men and women. The selected variables were eight demographic ones, eight sex-related ones and sex marital relationship ones. The subjects in this study were the visitors of four different health examination centers in Seoul. Two of the health examination centers were located in the region of Gangnam, and the others were located in the area of Gangbuk. After a survey was conducted from January 19 to March 5, 2015, the answer sheets from 187 respondents who were aged between 40 and 49 were analyzed. As a result, academic credential(p<.05), health status(p<.001), duration of marriage(p<.01) and monthly mean income(p<.01) were identified significant demographic variables to affect the sexual quality of life. Among the sex-related variables, the level of sex knowledge(p<.01) and exposure to pornography exercised(p<.001) and the husband's participation in delivery(p<.001) had a significant influence the sexual quality of life. All the variables of marital relationship that were marital dilemma(p<.05), the frequency of sexual relations(p<.001), love toward the spouse(p<.001), overall family harmony(p<.001), nonsexual communication(p<.001) and sexual communication(p<.001) had a significant impact on the improvement of the sexual quality of life. In conclusion, the variables of marital relationship were found to have been more important factors to affect the improvement of the sexual quality of life than the demographic and sex-related ones.

본 연구는 40대 기혼남녀의 성생활의 질(SQOL)을 8개의 인구학적 변인, 8개의 성과 관련된 변인, 6개의 부부 관계적 변인으로 구분하여 그 관계를 조사함으로서 중년 기혼남녀들의 성 건강증진을 위한 중재 프로그램의 기초자료를 구축하고자 시도되었다. 2015년 1월 19일부터 2015년 3월 5일에 걸쳐 서울의 강남 2곳과 강북 2곳의 건강검진센터 방문 대상자로부터 자료를 수집하였으며, 40세~49세까지의 기혼 남녀 187명의 설문지를 분석하였다. 본 연구결과 인구학적 변인 중에는 학력(p<.05), 건강상태(p<.001), 결혼기간(p<.01), 월평균 수입(p<.01) 변인이 성생활의 질에 유의미한 변인이었으며, 성 관련 변인 중에서는 성지식 정도(p<.01), 포르노 접촉(p<.001), 분만시 남편의 참여 여부(p<.001) 등의 변인이 성생활의 질에 유의미한 것으로 나타났다. 부부 관계적 변인 즉 배우자와의 갈등 유무(p<.05), 성생활의 빈도(p<.001), 배우자와의 애정강도(p<.001), 가족전체와의 화목도(p<.001), 부부간의 일반적 의사소통(p<.001) 및 성적 의사소통 정도(p<.001)에서는 6개의 변인 모두 성생활의 질에 유의미함을 보여 주어 결론적으로 성생활의 질을 높이는데 미치는 요인으로는 인구학적 또는 성관련 변인보다 부부 관계적 변인이 더 중요함을 보여 주었다.

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