Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study
Background: Securing a healthy sexual relationship during middle-agedness would cause new needs and expectations in women, considering the special changes of this period. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the sexual needs of middle-aged women. Methods: The present study was a q...
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| author | Mitra Reyhani Ashraf Kazemi Mahrokh Keshvari Ziba Farajzadegan |
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| description | Background: Securing a healthy sexual relationship during middle-agedness would cause new needs and expectations in women, considering the special changes of this period. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the sexual needs of middle-aged women.
Methods: The present study was a qualitative study with content analysis approach. Participants were 15 middle-aged women; their expectations and needs about sexual relationship were gathered using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman inductive content analysis.
Results: The main themes that were appeared in the present study included “the need for information” with subcategories of “the need for information about physiologic changes” and “information about psychological changes;” “the need for sympathy” with subcategories of “the need for receiving appropriate feedback” and “appropriate space for expressing the emotions;” “the need for changing social norms” with subcategories of “accepting middle-agedness by the society” and “the need for changing the concept of femininity;” and finally “the need for repairing the sexual relationship” with subcategories of “solutions for solving sexual problems” and “paying attention to the new aspects of sexual relationship.”
Conclusions: Results showed that middle-aged women have various sexual needs and expectations and paying attention to these needs and expectations could affect the improvement of the sexual and mental health of middle-aged women and their families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33bda07995024474bf715659f88659362022-12-22T03:23:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312018-01-0171494910.4103/jehp.jehp_155_17Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative studyMitra ReyhaniAshraf KazemiMahrokh KeshvariZiba FarajzadeganBackground: Securing a healthy sexual relationship during middle-agedness would cause new needs and expectations in women, considering the special changes of this period. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the sexual needs of middle-aged women. Methods: The present study was a qualitative study with content analysis approach. Participants were 15 middle-aged women; their expectations and needs about sexual relationship were gathered using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman inductive content analysis. Results: The main themes that were appeared in the present study included “the need for information” with subcategories of “the need for information about physiologic changes” and “information about psychological changes;” “the need for sympathy” with subcategories of “the need for receiving appropriate feedback” and “appropriate space for expressing the emotions;” “the need for changing social norms” with subcategories of “accepting middle-agedness by the society” and “the need for changing the concept of femininity;” and finally “the need for repairing the sexual relationship” with subcategories of “solutions for solving sexual problems” and “paying attention to the new aspects of sexual relationship.” Conclusions: Results showed that middle-aged women have various sexual needs and expectations and paying attention to these needs and expectations could affect the improvement of the sexual and mental health of middle-aged women and their families.http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=49;epage=49;aulast=ReyhaniExpectationsmiddle ageneedsqualitative studysexual relationship |
| spellingShingle | Mitra Reyhani Ashraf Kazemi Mahrokh Keshvari Ziba Farajzadegan Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study Journal of Education and Health Promotion Expectations middle age needs qualitative study sexual relationship |
| title | Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study |
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| title_short | Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | sexual expectations and needs of middle aged women a qualitative study |
| topic | Expectations middle age needs qualitative study sexual relationship |
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