Reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and satisfaction with sexual life in older adults: the roles of gender and importance attached to sexuality.

IF 2.8 3区 医学 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
Natasja Schutter, Tjalling J Holwerda, Almar A L Kok, Dorly J H Deeg
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Abstract

Objectives: To gain insight into the longitudinal, reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and sexual satisfaction as well as the potential moderating roles of gender and perceived importance of sexuality.

Method: We analyzed longitudinal data from 2113 participants of the Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam (LASA) with an initial age range of 54-93 years, using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE).

Results: There were no significant associations between baseline depressive symptoms and change in sexual satisfaction, nor between baseline sexual satisfaction and change in depressive symptoms. Gender and perceived importance of sexuality were moderators: in men higher depression scores were associated with a decrease in sexual satisfaction, whereas in women higher depression scores were associated with an increase in sexual satisfaction. In participants for whom sexual life was important, higher depression scores were associated with a decrease in sexual satisfaction. In participants for whom sexual life was not important, higher depression scores were associated with an increase in sexual satisfaction.

Conclusion: 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.

老年人抑郁症状与性生活满意度之间的相互关系:性别和对性的重视程度的作用。
目的深入了解抑郁症状和性满意度之间的纵向互惠关系,以及性别和对性重要性认知的潜在调节作用:我们使用广义估计方程(GEE)分析了阿姆斯特丹老龄化纵向研究(LASA)2113 名参与者的纵向数据,这些参与者的初始年龄范围为 54-93 岁:结果:基线抑郁症状与性满意度变化之间,以及基线性满意度与抑郁症状变化之间均无明显关联。性别和感知到的性生活重要性是调节因素:男性抑郁分数越高,性满意度越低;而女性抑郁分数越高,性满意度越高。在认为性生活重要的参与者中,抑郁分数越高,性满意度越低。在性生活不重要的参与者中,抑郁分数越高,性满意度越高:结论:基线抑郁症状与性满意度变化之间的关系以及基线性满意度与抑郁症状变化之间的关系因性别和性生活的重要性而异。潜在的解释可能在于性活动在男性和女性的性满意度中所扮演的角色不同。
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Aging & Mental Health
Aging & Mental Health 医学-精神病学
CiteScore
7.00
自引率
2.90%
发文量
176
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Aging & Mental Health provides a leading international forum for the rapidly expanding field which investigates the relationship between the aging process and mental health. The journal addresses the mental changes associated with normal and abnormal or pathological aging, as well as the psychological and psychiatric problems of the aging population. The journal also has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary and innovative approaches that explore new topics and methods. Aging & Mental Health covers the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health. In particular it encourages an integrated approach for examining various biopsychosocial processes and etiological factors associated with psychological changes in the elderly. It also emphasizes the various strategies, therapies and services which may be directed at improving the mental health of the elderly and their families. In this way the journal promotes a strong alliance among the theoretical, experimental and applied sciences across a range of issues affecting mental health and aging. The emphasis of the journal is on rigorous quantitative, and qualitative, research and, high quality innovative studies on emerging topics.
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