Sense of sexual attractiveness, sexual behaviors and satisfaction in gay men and lesbians in late adulthood

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the results of studies on the influence of self-evaluation of sexual attractiveness on sexual behaviors and satisfaction of gay men and lesbians in late adulthood. Within the framework of the project it was assumed that global self-evaluation of sexual attractiveness consists of: sense of physical attractiveness and self-evaluation of sexual ability. Interesting results of studies are the following findings: (1) generally sense of physical attractiveness seems to have a stronger influence on sexual behavior than self-evaluation of sexual ability; (2) in the lesbians' group in late adulthood there is a stronger influence of the sense of physical attractiveness on sexual behaviors than in the gay men's group, and (3) in the men's group in late adulthood there is a stronger influence of self-assessment of sexual ability on sexual behaviors than in the women's group.