{"id":141885,"date":"2015-08-09T10:58:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T10:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=141885"},"modified":"2015-08-09T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T10:58:34","slug":"heres-why-the-elderly-need-to-have-sex-regularly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/heres-why-the-elderly-need-to-have-sex-regularly\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why the elderly need to have sex regularly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With ageing comes a broader understanding of the factors that influence the quality of life and psychological well-being among the elderly and sexual activity is a crucial part of this, researchers say.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The findings suggest that aspects of sexual behaviour and quality of life are positively associated in older adults.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cResearchers are encouraged to consider aspects of sex and sexuality when exploring determinants of well-being in later life,\u201d said the study author Taylor-Jane Flynn, psychology PhD candidate at Glasgow Caledonian University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To reach this conclusion, Flynn and co-author Alan J. Gow analysed 133 participants (medium age 74) who provided information about the frequency with which they participated in six sexual behaviours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These were touching\/holding hands, embracing\/hugging, kissing, mutual stroking, masturbating and intercourse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants also provided information on their marital status, living arrangements and self-reported health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both the frequency and importance of sexual behaviours were moderately positively correlated with quality of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The importance of sexual behaviours was associated with the psychological well being, independent of the presence of a spouse or partner and self-reported health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People who found sexual activity to be important had higher scores for psychological quality of life, the authors noted in a paper appeared in the journal Age and Aging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: The trent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With ageing comes a broader understanding of the factors that influence the quality of life and psychological well-being among the elderly and sexual activity is a crucial part of this, researchers say. 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