Abstract
This study attempted to identify the effect of senescent sexual attitude and desire of 352 aged people living in institutions on coping behavior. The main findings of this study are summarized as follows: Firstly, the negative sexual attitude was higher than the positive one of the aged people, the subjects of this study, and their sexual desire and coping behavior showed a low level, falling short of the median. Secondly, as for the positive sexual attitude of aged people in the institution, the point of sexual attitude of those under age 65 appeared high. As for the negative attitude, the point was higher among those over 89 in age, that of the group who graduated from elementary and middle schools was also high, showing a U-turn curve in the order of those with an academic background of high school and above and those with no academic background. Thirdly, as for sex drive, the point of sexual attitude of those under age 65 appeared high in cases where persons engaged in the institution look at the relationship between aged men and women as good and in cases where aged people in the institution see the relationship among their fellow aged people as good. As for the desire for sexual relationship, the lower their ages were, their points were higher; and in terms of academic background, the highest were those with none, followed by those who graduated from high school and above and by those who did from elementary and middle schools, showing a U-turn curve. Fourthly, as for the problem-focused coping behavior of aged people in the institution with respect to coping behavior toward the sex, the lower their ages were lower, the higher their points were, and the points were also high in cases where persons engaged in the institution look at the relationship between aged men and women as good and in cases where aged people in the institution see the relationship among their fellow aged people as good. As for the problem-evading coping measure, the points for men at age between 66 and 75 appeared high in cases where persons. Fifthly, the higher the positive sexual attitude of aged people in the institution was, the lower their negative sexual attitude was while the higher the sex drive and the desire for sexual relationship were; and they were shown to do problem-focused coping behavior and problem-evading coping behavior well. Sixthly, the more positive their sexual attitude was, the higher the sex drive and the desire for sexual relationship were, the better they were shown to do problem-focused coping behavior
본 연구에서는 시설에 거주하는 노인 352명을 대상으로 노년기 성태도와 성욕구가 성대처행동에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 주요결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 본 연구의 대상인 시설노인들의 성태도는 부정적인 성태도가 긍정적인 성태도 보다 높고, 성욕구나 성대처 행동은 중앙값에 못 미치는 낮은 수준을 보였다. 둘째, 시설노인들의 긍정적 성태도는 남자 65세 이하, 시설 종사자들이 남녀 노인간 이성교제를 좋게 본다고 인식하는 경우, 시설노인들이 동료 노인들의 이성교제를 좋게 본다고 인식하는 경우에 긍정적인 성태도의 점수가 높았다. 부정적인 성태도는 86세 이상이 높았고, 학력은 초 중졸집단이 높고, 고졸이상, 무학 순으로 역U자형 곡선을 보였다. 넷째, 성충동은 남자인 경우, 65세 이하인 경우에 성충동 점수가 높았다. 성관계 욕구는 남자인 경우, 65세 이하인 경우, 학력은 무학인 경우에 제일 높고 그 다음이 고졸이상, 초 중졸순으로 나타나 U자형 곡선을 보였다. 다섯째, 남자인 경우, 연령이 낮을수록 문제중심적 대처행동의 점수가 높았다. 또한, 남자인 경우, 66~75세인 경우 문제회피적 대처행동의 점수가 높았다. 다섯째, 시설노인들의 긍정적인 성태도가 높을수록 부정적인 성태도는 낮았으며 성충동, 성관계욕구가 높고, 문제중심적 대처행동과 문제회피적 대처행동을 잘하는 것으로 나타났다. 여섯째, 연령이 낮을수록, 긍정적인 성태도일수록, 성충동과 성관계 욕구가 높을수록 문제중심적 대처행동을 잘하는 것으로 나타났다.
