Senior adult sexuality in age segregated and age integrated communities.
Middle-income older adults who select to reside in age-segregated (AS) leisure-type retirement communities exhibit significantly more sexual interest, sexual activities, and liberal sexual attitudes than do middle-income older adults residing in age-integrated (AI) mainstream communities. Data from 314 respondents on a senior adult sexuality scale were subjected to a discriminant analysis. Sexual activities and traditional sexual interests respectively make the strongest contribution to the group differences. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550.
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D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D011897:Random Allocation; D012179:Retirement; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires