Sexual inhibitions men live by: self-perceived attitudes toward coitus of retired aged males.

There is a dearth of empirical studies on the sexuality of the aging male and female. The present study was conducted to determine the affects of self-perceived negative attitudes toward sexual intercourse by aged males as inhibitory mechanisms of coital behavior. Results indicated the extent to which negative attitudes toward coitus do influence the sexual inactiveness or sexual activeness of aged males. They educed the self-perceived attitudes of sexually inactive and sexually active males regarding frequency of occurrence, rank-ordering, and similarities and differences for each group. Further, physiological and psychological implications of coital behavior and its relationship to love between aged mates are considered.