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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2015.13.1.575

The medicating Effect of Senior Citizens' Sexual Desire-Coping Behavior on Sexual Attitude and Life Satisfaction  

Kim, Bo Mi (Dongguk university, Department of Social welfare)
Lee, Eun Hee (Dongguk university, Department of Social welfare)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.13, no.1, 2015 , pp. 575-585 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to understand sexual attitudes and coping behavior of elderly people and to examine the mediating effects of the sexual coping behavior on the sexual attitudes and life satisfaction in order to improve the quality of life of elderly people. The survey was conducted on 305 elderly people at home living. As a result, in relation to the sexual attitudes of elderly people, it was shown that the 'rational sexual attitude' was the highest and the 'liberal sexual attitude' was higher than the 'traditional sexual attitude' among the subordinate factors. This study showed that there was a significant correlation between the sexual attitude, sexual coping behavior and life satisfaction. Furthermore, it is shown that the sexual coping behavior significantly mediates the relation between the liberal sexual attitude and life satisfaction of elderly people at home.
Keywords
elderly people; sexual attitude; sexual coping behavior; life satisfaction;
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