The Importance of Dating Relationships on Quality of Life for Older Persons

Bulcroft, Kris; O'Connor, Margaret Mary

doi:10.2307/584367

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“…The available research on dating tends to focus on the experiences of adolescents and young adults (Dickson et al, 2005; McElhany, 1992). Research regarding dating in later life explores factors associated with the likelihood to date (Bulcroft & Bulcroft, 1991), the desire to date (Calasanti & Kiecolt, 2007; Davidson, 2002; Dickson et al, 2005; Stevens, 2002), the reasons to date (Bulcroft & O’Conner, 1986; Calasanti & Kiecolt, 2007; Cooney & Dunne, 2001; Dickson et al, 2005), and the impact of dating relationships on health and well-being (Bulcroft & Bulcroft, 1991; Bulcroft & O’Conner, 1986; Carr, 2004). …”

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Dating for Older Women: Experiences and Meanings of Dating in Later Life

Watson

Stelle

2011

Journal of Women & Aging

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Research over the last 20 years has provided an increased understanding of intimate relationships in later life; however, dating in later life remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to examine the meanings of dating for women in later life. In this study, dating was examined through semistructured, in-depth interviews with 14 women ages 64 to 77 who had all dated in later life. Themes that emerged from an interpretative phenomenological analysis included multiple meanings of dating in later life, how dating in later life compared to earlier points in life, and dating in the future.

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Dating for Older Women: Experiences and Meanings of Dating in Later Life

Watson

Stelle

2011

Journal of Women & Aging

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“…Couple-time rituals create a time and space for sharing. Males, particularly, view the process of dating and companionship-one kind of couple time-as a means of disclosure (Bulcroft & O'Connor, 1986). As the couples religiously devote time to each other, they also craft conversations that allow them to talk about their lives before they met, unusual events in their time away from each other, and their current thoughts and feelings.…”

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Exploring Relational Cultures: Rituals, Privacy Disclosure, and Relational Satisfaction

Farrell

DiTunnariello

Pearson

2014

Communication Studies

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“…CABS is known to cause inflammatory response that is primarily associated with low blood pressure, temperature changes, leukocytosis and tissue edema and can lead to end-organ dysfunction, which may affect the SF (2,13,14). The current technical and technological improvements have rendered CABS more safe, reducing to acceptable levels the surgical risk even in older cases (2.15).…”

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“…This questionnaire consists of 15 questions to evaluate the subgroups of sexual function including total IIEF score, erectile function (EF), orgasmic function (OF), sexual desire (SD), intercourse satisfaction (IS) and overall satisfaction (OS). Scoring the IIEF domain of erectile function provides the classification of each patient as having no (26)(27)(28)(29)(30), mild (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25), moderate (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) or severe (0-10) ED. As a result of this evaluation, we have determined the preoperative status of EF and other subgroups of SF in IIEF questionnaire.…”

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