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Beyond Sexual Stereotypes: Revealing Group Similarities and Differences in Optimal Sexuality

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The original goal of this research was to develop an empirically based, conceptual model of optimal sexuality. To that end, semistructured, phenomenologically oriented interviews were conducted with 76 key informants. The three participant groups consisted of men and women over the age of 60 who had been married for over 25 years, self-identified members of sexual minority groups, and sex therapists. Strikingly, the descriptions of optimal sexuality were nearly universally identical among the first two participant groups; that is, across men and women, older married people, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) or “kinky” participants; however, the sex therapists were
conspicuous outliers. Even though five raters in the research team were blind as to the demographic characteristics of the participants, raters consistently and accurately detected the sex therapists’ transcripts and conceptions as undeniably and markedly different. The repercussions of these findings for clinical work are explored. Most notably, assumptions about sexuality (e.g., male– female sexual differences) at the dysfunctional to “normal” ends of the spectrum may not hold true
at the high end of the continuum. Sex therapists may benefit from rethinking sexual potential to help in improving clients’ sex lives.

Keywords: optimal sexuality, sex therapy, sexual minorities, gender differences, aging

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Judul Seri

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement,

No. Panggil

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: Canadian Psychological Association., 2013

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Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 2013, Vol. 45, No. 3, 250–258

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