Objective: A growing literature documents the importance of physical attractiveness in young
and middle adulthood for romantic, marital, and sexual relationships, but little is known …

Abstract Introduction. Wave 2 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP)
includes new measures of sexual interest and behavior, as well as new measures of the …

To love and be loved is arguably one of the most powerful and fundamental driving forces
sustaining self-esteem and self-identity throughout the life course. Need for reciprocal loving …

Although research has found that sexual activity declines with age, most of this literature
examines people in long-term marriages. Little is known about the initiation of new sexual …

This chapter reviews key theoretical perspectives on motivational changes that have
important implications for late-life emotional functioning in general, and for late-life …

Research on close relationships in later life has received increased attention over the past
decade. However, little is known about sexuality and intimacy in old age. Using cross …

This chapter examines ways in which the qualities and dynamics of respondents' romantic
relationships change from adolescence into adulthood and also explores the ways in which …

Until recently, the research literature on later life sexual activity has been dominated
bystudies identifying physical and mental health barriers. The sexual expression of typical …

This article analyzes the effect of three aspects of physical attractiveness (facial
attractiveness, Body Mass Index and height) on socio-economic and marital success over …

Objective. To examine sexual frequency decline among American men and women between
the ages of 44 and 72 born from 1933 to 1948. Method. Using data from the National Health …