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A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY OF SUBJECTIVE SEXUAL WELL-BEING AMONG OLDER WOMEN AND MEN: FINDINGS FROM THE GLOBAL STUDY OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS
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University of Chicago. Department of Sociology. Chicago, Ill
University of Iowa. Department of Sociology. Iowa City, Iowa
Pfizer Inc. New York, NY
University of Chicago. Department of Sociology. Chicago, Ill
Private Practice. Johannesburg, South Africa
Tsinghua University. People’s Republic of China. Department of Sociology. Beijing, China
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Bioestatistica. Salvador, BA, Brasil
National Research Council. Department of Epidemiology and Medical Informatics. Milan, Italy / Columbia University School of Public Health. GH Sergievsky Center. New York, NY
Southmead Hospital. Bristol Urological Institute. GSSAB Investigators’ Group. Bristol, En
University of Iowa. Department of Sociology. Iowa City, Iowa
Pfizer Inc. New York, NY
University of Chicago. Department of Sociology. Chicago, Ill
Private Practice. Johannesburg, South Africa
Tsinghua University. People’s Republic of China. Department of Sociology. Beijing, China
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Bioestatistica. Salvador, BA, Brasil
National Research Council. Department of Epidemiology and Medical Informatics. Milan, Italy / Columbia University School of Public Health. GH Sergievsky Center. New York, NY
Southmead Hospital. Bristol Urological Institute. GSSAB Investigators’ Group. Bristol, En
Abstract
Subjective sexual well-being refers to the cognitive and emotional evaluation of an individual’s
sexuality. This study examined subjective sexual well-being, explored its various aspects, examined
predictors across different cultures, and investigated its possible associations with overall happiness
and selected correlates, including sexual dysfunction. Data were drawn from the Global Study
of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors, a survey of 27,500 men and women aged 40–80 years in 29
countries. The cross-national variation of four aspects of sexual well-being (the emotional and
physical satisfaction of sexual relationships, satisfaction with sexual health or function, and the
importance of sex in one’s life) was explored using cluster analysis, and relationships among sexual
well-being, general happiness, and various correlates were examined using ordinary least squares
regression and ordered logistic regression. Results from the cluster analysis identified three clusters:
a gender-equal regime and two male-centered regimes. Despite this cultural variation, the predictors
of subjective sexual well-being were found to be largely consistent across world regions.
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