Aging Coupleの性 - 女性の立場から -

Abstract

更年期以降の女性の性的欲求の変化や性意識などに焦点をあて, 問題点と共にAging Coupleが良好な性的関係を維持するために求められることを検討した.50歳以上の男性328人, 女性378人のデータを分析した結果, 1)男性は配偶者との性交渉を望む人が多いのに対し, 女性は50代後半には性交渉を望む人がほぼ4人に1人に減少した.2)性交停止した理由で大きな要因は, 女性の関心喪失であった.3)男女とも性的欲求, 性交頻度, 性生活の重視, 性的コミュニケーションなどとは正の相関が認められた.4)性機能が低下していく時期, 男性が性交可能か否かは, 女性の思いやり, 協力の有無に大きく依存してくると考えられた

The Sexuality Study Group (chairperson: Chineko Araki) has researched the sexuality of middle-aged to elderly men and women who were having problems with their spouse, and suggestions for an improved sexual life. According to the result of the survey, the problem seemed to lie in the gap between men and women; men want sexual intercourse with women, while many women are satisfied with emotional affection. Discontinuance of intercourse is mainly caused by the loss of women's interest in sex. The responses to 'What kind of sexual relationship do you want to have with your spouse?' and other questions showed that whether women want to have sexual intercourse or not is not simply caused by a physical problem such as decrease of sexual desire or pain during intercourse, but is affected by various factors such as the affection to the spouse, physical and mental satisfaction by intercourse and a different way of thinking about sex. Also the survey showed even though both men and women wanted to have a 'casual conversation' or 'showing affection daily', in actual life they lacked having conversations and had little physical contact except for sex. For aging couples to keep matured sexual relations, it is more desirable to build the couples' relationship with casual conversation and physical contact, and also enjoy slow sex, such as pillow talk or caressing one another and not focusing on sex only.