Tag: sexuality

Adolescent Sex and Subsequent Mental Health: How Sex Affects Adolescent Depression and Self-Esteem

Meier, Ann Working paper no. 2002-07

Sexual Desire in Later Life

DeLamater, John, and Morgan Sill Working paper no. 2003-05

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Kin Relations, Living Arrangements and the Elderly in South Africa

Merli, M. Giovanna, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2004-13

Modeling the Spread of HIV/AIDS in China

Merli, M. Giovanna, Sara Hertog, Bo Wang, Jing Li Working paper no. 2004-14 Abstract The Chinese population is believed to be in the early stages of an HIV/AIDS epidemic, and concerns are great that the epidemic may soon spread to the general population via heterosexual transmission. Using a bio-behavioral macrosimulation model driven by realistic input …

Sexual Behavior at Ages 62 to 67: A Biopsychosocial Approach

DeLamater, John, Janet S. Hyde, and Mei-Chia Fong Working paper no. 2006-08 Abstract The purpose of this research is to present and interpret data on the sexual behavior of men and women in their mid-sixties. These results fill an important gap in our understanding of human sexual activity across the life course. The data are …

Sexual Satisfaction in the Seventh Decade of Life

DeLamater, John, Janet S. Hyde, and Mei-Chia Fong Working paper no. 2007-17 Abstract The purpose of this research was to present and interpret data on the sexual behavior and satisfaction of men and women in their mid-sixties. These results fill an important gap in our understanding of human sexual activity across the life course. The …

Sexual Frequency Decline from Mid- to Later-Life

Karraker, Amelia, John DeLamater and Christine Schwartz Working paper no. 2009-13 Abstract Objective: To examine sexual frequency decline among American men and women between the ages of 44 and 72 born from 1933 to 1948. Methods: Using data from the National Health and Social Life Study (NHSLS) and the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), …

Sexual Expression in Later Life: A Review and Synthesis

DeLamater, John Working paper no. 2011-08 Abstract In the past decade, researchers have begun to study the sexual functioning of typical older persons. This review summarizes literature on the sexuality of men and women over age 50 as researched by social and health scientists. Research on the relationship of biological factors (changes accompanying aging), health …