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KMID : 1023720140630010229
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2014 Volume.63 No. 1 p.229 ~ p.256
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An exploratory study on sex in later life from a gender perspective
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Son Duk-Soon
Park Yeong-Ran
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Abstract
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This study aimed to explore sex life of older people who used local senior welfare centers and to find out their need for sex-related programs from a gender perspective. For this purpose we conducted a survey of 578 old men and women from 16 welfare centers nationwide. The findings from this survey are as follows. First, results from the survey showed statistically significant differences between men and women in several areas such as knowledge about sex, learning source about sex, and their perception of sex. Second, men and women showed a difference in their attitudes toward sex and the degree of knowledge as well. Older men with more knowledge about sex showed more permissive attitude toward sex as well. Third, the results also showed a gender difference depending on whether they have a spouse or not. Fourth, older men and older women showed a difference in terms of their perception of the degree of social support and obstacles to sexual activities and so on. Fifth, a gap between men and women was found in the contents of social supports they needed even if there were no differences in the contents of sex counseling and preferred teaching methods. Based upon these findings, the need for expanding more diverse sex-related programs in senior welfare centers is recommended. Sex educators need to be informed about gender differences, and design more gender-sensitive counseling and education programs.
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KEYWORD
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sex in later life, satisfaction with life, social support, gender perspect
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