The young and the restless? Age as a moderator of the association between sexual desire and sexual distress in women.

Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7502387 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1521-0715 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0092623X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Sex Marital Ther Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2006- : London : Routledge
Original Publication: New York, Behavioral Publications.

Libido* ; Women's Health*; Quality of Life/*psychology ; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/*psychology ; Stress, Psychological/*psychology; Adaptation, Psychological ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Anxiety/psychology ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Health Status ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Personal Satisfaction ; Reference Values ; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/epidemiology ; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology ; Young Adult

The authors aimed to assess the degree to which age moderates the association between sexual desire and sexual distress in women. The authors combined 4 independent data sets that yielded a total sample of 771 women (M age = 27.76, SD age = 9.64) who had completed the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women and the Female Sexual Function Index. Desire interacted with age quadratically in predicting personal and relational sexual distress such that desire was more strongly associated with distress for younger women as compared with middle-aged and older women. Age is an important moderator of the association between sexual functioning and sexual distress in women. Research and clinical implications are discussed.

5 RO1 AT00224 United States AT NCCIH NIH HHS; R01 HD51676 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS

Date Created: 20120821 Date Completed: 20130107 Latest Revision: 20150615

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10.1080/0092623X.2011.613096

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