A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Associations of social support and sex life - the HeSSup Study




AuthorsAnsa Ojanlatva, Päivi Rautava, Hans Helenius, Katariina Korkeila, Jari Sundell, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera, Juha Mäkinen, Markku Koskenvuo

PublisherELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Publication year2005

JournalPatient Education and Counseling

Journal name in sourcePATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Journal acronymPATIENT EDUC COUNS

Volume58

Issue1

First page 71

Last page81

Number of pages11

ISSN0738-3991

eISSN1873-5134

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.07.003(external)


Abstract

The present study characterized the associations of three sex life issues (importance of, satisfaction with, and ease in talking about sex life) with social support and reciprocity. We utilised survey data of working-aged men and women (n = 21, 101) from the population-based random sample of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) Study (40% response). The respondents with abundant social support considered sex life important, were satisfied with it, and found it easy to talk about sex life more often than those with less social support. Social support in sex life offered by one's own spouse/partner was important particularly to women, not available from the other sources to the same extent. Friends functioned as significant positive sources of support in sex life particularly among women, but relatives did not. Mutual reciprocity was associated with favourable perceptions of sex life. Persons lacking established primary social support should have easy access to services.



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