Department of Psychology, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA.
Cult Health Sex. 2010 Aug;12(6):705-19. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2010.482673.
Although researchers have related sexual desire in older women to quality-of-life variables such as overall physical health, well-being, and life satisfaction, little is known about the socio-cultural mechanisms that shape sexual desire in minority ethnic older women. We investigated this sexual variable among Mexican-American older women in a qualitative fashion. Data were collected from 25 community-dwelling women of Mexican descent (aged 59-89 years) using a semi-structured interview protocol and a grounded theory approach. We inquired about dimensions of sexual desire including sexual fantasies and the desire to engage in sexual activity within the context of several socio-cultural and health-related factors. Using content analysis, we were able to identify key themes differentiating among respondents' levels of sexual desire and fantasies. These included the availability of a suitable partner, cultural and religious norms pertinent to women's sexuality, stigma related to sexuality in older age, and health status. Traditional socio-cultural restrictions coupled with unmarried status and physical health problems emerged as critical issues associated with limited or no sexual fantasies and desire in our sample. Many respondents indicated that their sexual needs were unmet.
尽管研究人员已经将老年女性的性欲与身体健康、幸福感和生活满意度等整体生活质量变量联系起来，但对于塑造少数族裔老年女性性欲的社会文化机制知之甚少。我们以定性的方式研究了墨西哥裔美国老年女性的这一性变量。我们使用半结构化访谈方案和扎根理论方法，从 25 名居住在社区的墨西哥裔女性（年龄在 59-89 岁之间）中收集了数据。我们询问了性欲的各个方面，包括性幻想以及在几个社会文化和健康相关因素背景下进行性活动的愿望。通过内容分析，我们能够确定区分受访者性欲和性幻想水平的关键主题。这些主题包括合适伴侣的可用性、与女性性行为相关的文化和宗教规范、与老年时的性行为相关的耻辱感以及健康状况。传统的社会文化限制以及未婚状态和身体健康问题成为与我们样本中有限或没有性幻想和欲望相关的关键问题。许多受访者表示他们的性需求没有得到满足。
