Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Attitudes Toward Sexuality in Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses.
This study aimed to examine the effect of the association between body image and self-esteem levels on attitudes toward sexuality in older adults with chronic illnesses. The research was descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. The study sample comprised 1,004 people over the age of 65 who v...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 1971 - 1980 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=185941716&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 185941716 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00040002 ASX jtl: Archives of Sexual Behavior issn: 00040002 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2025 vid: 54 iid: 5 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 185941716 10.1007/s10508-025-03146-x ppf: 1971 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 735KB tig: atl: Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Attitudes Toward Sexuality in Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses. aug: au: Özbay, Hediye Utli, Adil Filoğlu Ersü, Nilay affil: https://ror.org/0396cd675 Department of Elderly Care, Vocational School of Health Services, Mardin Artuklu University, Artuklu Campus, 47200, Mardin, Turkey https://ror.org/02eaafc18 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey https://ror.org/0396cd675 Department of Midwifery, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey su: Türkiye Body image Self-esteem Attitudes toward sex Older people's attitudes Older people's sexual behavior Sexual health Diseases in older people sug: subj: Body image Self-esteem Attitudes toward sex Older people's attitudes Older people's sexual behavior Sexual health Türkiye Diseases in older people keyword: Chronic illness Elderly Sexuality Chronic illness Elderly Sexuality ab: This study aimed to examine the effect of the association between body image and self-esteem levels on attitudes toward sexuality in older adults with chronic illnesses. The research was descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. The study sample comprised 1,004 people over the age of 65 who visited family health centers in a province in the east of Türkiye. The Older Person's Description Form, the Body–Cathexis Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Short Form, and the Sexual Attitude Scale for Elderly People were used for data collection. For the data analysis, Pearson's r correlation test, simultaneous multiple linear regression, and binary logistic regression were employed. The mean age of the participants was 69.97 ± 5.74 years, and 66.9% were between 65 and 74 years of age. Furthermore, 53.8% of the participants were male and 56.2% had two chronic illnesses. It was found that the participants' age, body image, and self-esteem explained 84% of the total variance in their permissive attitudes toward sexuality. Furthermore, as the age of the older adults with chronic illnesses increased, there were negative effects on their permissive attitudes toward sexuality. However, as their body image and self-esteem levels improved, there was a positive effect on their permissive attitudes toward sexuality. These findings will be of benefit in encouraging and developing sexual health in older adults with chronic illnesses. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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