Cognitive Impairment Leads to Increased Feelings of Sexual Obligation Among a National Longitudinal Sample of Sexually Active Adults Aged 62 and Older.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

We work from a gendered life-course perspective to examine the relationship between cognitive impairment and feelings of sexual obligation among U.S. older adults.

Research design and methods

Data are drawn from 2 rounds of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (2010/2011 and 2015/2016). The analytic sample includes 575 sexually active respondents aged 62-86 at baseline. Cognitive impairment is measured using a survey-adapted version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, with categories of normal, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia. We estimate cross-lagged models to test the potential reciprocal relationships between cognitive impairment and feelings of sexual obligation.

Results

Older adults with dementia at baseline had

SUBMITTER: Shen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9960026 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature