Reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and satisfaction with sexual life in older adults: the roles of gender and importance attached to sexuality
The associations between baseline depressive symptoms and change in sexual satisfaction as well as between baseline sexual satisfaction and change in depressive symptoms varied according to gender and importance ascribed to sexuality. Potential explanations might lie in the different roles sexual activity plays in sexual satisfaction in men and women.
Authors
- Natasja Schutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-5294)
- Almar A. L. Kok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-2484)
- Tjalling J. Holwerda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0079-1258)
- D.J.H. Deeg
Institutions
- Arkin (NL)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Reinier van Arkel (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2392723
- Primary Topic
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam