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Higher relationship quality, both personal and partner-reported, is associated with greater acceptance of and adaptive adjustment to age-related sexual changes in older couples, with no significant gender differences. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to explore how relationship satisfaction and emotional intimacy impact successful sexual aging in older couples, with a focus on gender differences.

July 2, 2026

Are associations between relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, and successful sexual aging gender-specific?

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JMJasmina MehulićEötvös Loránd University GKGoran KoletićUniversity of Zagreb AŠAleksandar ŠtulhoferUniversity of Zagreb

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Randomized trial investigates relationship quality's effect on sexual aging in older couples, indicating no gender differences.

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This research aims to explore how relationship satisfaction and emotional intimacy impact successful sexual aging in older couples, with a focus on gender differences.
Data were collected from 355 heterosexual couples averaging 66 years for females and 69 for males.
Dyadic structural equation modeling was utilized, focusing on relationship satisfaction and emotional intimacy.
Scalar measurement invariance of the Successful Sexual Aging Scale was established for gender comparisons.
Higher relationship quality correlated with greater acceptance of age-related sexual changes for both genders.
Individuals with partners reporting higher relationship quality showed better adaptation in sexual aging.
No significant gender differences in relationship quality and successful sexual aging were found.

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Mehulić et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4600a29ed1343031310c44 https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag119

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July 2, 2026

Are associations between relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, and successful sexual aging gender-specific?

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Authors

JMJasmina MehulićEötvös Loránd University GKGoran KoletićUniversity of Zagreb AŠAleksandar ŠtulhoferUniversity of Zagreb

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Implication

Randomized trial investigates relationship quality's effect on sexual aging in older couples, indicating no gender differences.

Key Points

This research aims to explore how relationship satisfaction and emotional intimacy impact successful sexual aging in older couples, with a focus on gender differences.
Data were collected from 355 heterosexual couples averaging 66 years for females and 69 for males.
Dyadic structural equation modeling was utilized, focusing on relationship satisfaction and emotional intimacy.
Scalar measurement invariance of the Successful Sexual Aging Scale was established for gender comparisons.
Higher relationship quality correlated with greater acceptance of age-related sexual changes for both genders.
Individuals with partners reporting higher relationship quality showed better adaptation in sexual aging.
No significant gender differences in relationship quality and successful sexual aging were found.

Cite This Study

Mehulić et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4600a29ed1343031310c44 https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag119

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