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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2022

Enjoyment of Sexuality and Longevity in Late Midlife and Older Adults: The Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam.

Shanice Beerepoot, Suzanne W M Luesken, Martijn Huisman, Dorly J H Deeg

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Shanice BeerepootDepartment of Epidemiology & Data Science and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 522567Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Suzanne W M LueskenDepartment of Epidemiology & Data Science and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 522567Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Martijn HuismanDepartment of Epidemiology & Data Science and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 522567Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dorly J H DeegDepartment of Epidemiology & Data Science and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 522567Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1131-6855

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Abstract

Sexual well-being refers to the evaluation of one's sexuality. We examined the association of enjoyment of sexuality with longevity and the moderating role of perceived importance of sexuality in this association. In the population-based Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam, the survival of initially 55-84-year-olds was followed during 27 years. Complete data were available for 1042 participants (45.3%). Analyses were adjusted for health-related and psychosocial covariates. 60% of the participants experienced their sexuality as enjoyable and 44% as important. Enjoyment of sexuality was weakly, positively associated with longevity (B[CI] = 0.29[-0.004;0.58]). Perceived importance modified this association: only in those who perceived sexuality as important, the association between enjoyment and longevity was statistically significant (B[CI] = 0.78[0.29;1.27]). Positive affect, functional limitations, emotional loneliness, self-rated health, sense of mastery and alcohol consumption accounted for 35% of the latter association. Interventions may target older adults who perceive sexuality as important but not enjoyable.

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LongevityPleasureAgedAgingHumansSexual BehaviorSexualityenjoyment of sexualitylongevityolder populationperceived importance of sexuality

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PMID35324364
PMCPMC9082964

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