Fileborn Bianca, Thorpe Rachel, Hawkes Gail, Minichiello Victor, Pitts Marian, Dune Tinashe
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University , Melbourne , Australia.
School of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of New England , Armidale , Australia.
Sex Relation Ther. 2015 Jan 2;30(1):117-130. doi: 10.1080/14681994.2014.936722. Epub 2014 Jul 18.
Older age is often associated with asexuality. That is, older individuals are not viewed as desiring of sex, nor as sexually desirable to others. Broader social and cultural norms that downplay women's sexual desire and agency further compound these phenomena. Whether this popular image accurately reflects older women's sexual desires, behaviour and capacity to experience pleasure is unclear. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 43 partnered Australian women aged 55-81, this article considers women's sexual experiences and desires in older age. The findings of our research confirm that older women's experiences of sex and sexual desire are diverse and fluid. Some of the factors that influenced participants' sexual behaviour and desire will be considered in this article, as will their understandings of what "counts" as sexual satisfaction and "successful sex". The factors affecting sexual behaviour and desire also influence the way in which women are able to negotiate sexual interaction with their partners. Participants expressed a need for education and resources in order to gain greater control and to make autonomous choices over their sexual experiences, desire and ability to give and receive pleasure. The implications of these findings for practitioners are also considered.
年长往往与无性联系在一起。也就是说，年长者既不被视为有性欲望，也不被视为对他人有性吸引力。淡化女性性欲和性自主权的更广泛社会文化规范进一步加剧了这些现象。这种普遍看法是否准确反映了老年女性的性欲望、行为和体验快感的能力尚不清楚。本文基于对43名年龄在55至81岁之间的澳大利亚有伴侣女性进行的半结构化访谈，探讨了老年女性的性经历和欲望。我们的研究结果证实，老年女性的性经历和性欲望是多样且多变的。本文将探讨一些影响参与者性行为和欲望的因素，以及她们对什么算作性满足和“成功性爱”的理解。影响性行为和欲望的因素也会影响女性与伴侣进行性互动的方式。参与者表示需要教育和资源，以便更好地掌控自己的性经历、欲望以及给予和接受快感的能力，并做出自主选择。本文还考虑了这些研究结果对从业者的启示。
