SENSE OF SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS

SENSE OF SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS

Polskie Forum Psychologiczne, 2013, tom 18, numer 4, s. 486-500
ȱȱȱǰ
ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱ
AND LESBIANS IN LATE ADULTHOOD
Magdalena Grabowska1ǰȱŠ›¢”ȱŠœ¿™˜ œ”’2
1
Institute of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
2
Choice Care Group, Reading, United Kingdom
Summaryǯȱ‘ŽȱŠ’–ȱ˜ȱ‘’œȱ™Š™Ž›ȱ’œȱ˜ȱ™›ŽœŽ—ȱ‘Žȱ›Žœž•œȱ˜ȱœž’Žœȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱœŽ•ȬŽŸŠ•žŠ’˜—ȱ˜ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—Žœœȱ˜—ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱ‹Ž‘ŠŸ’˜›œȱŠ—ȱœŠ’œŠŒ’˜—ȱ
of gay men and lesbians in late adulthood. Within the framework of the project it
ŠœȱŠœœž–Žȱ‘Šȱ•˜‹Š•ȱœŽ•ȬŽŸŠ•žŠ’˜—ȱ˜ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—ŽœœȱŒ˜—œ’œœȱ˜DZȱœŽ—œŽȱ
˜ȱ™‘¢œ’ŒŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—ŽœœȱŠ—ȱœŽ•ȬŽŸŠ•žŠ’˜—ȱ˜ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱŠ‹’•’¢ǯȱ—Ž›Žœ’—ȱ›Žœž•œȱ
˜ȱœž’ŽœȱŠ›Žȱ‘Žȱ˜••˜ ’—ȱꗍ’—œDZȱǻŗǼȱŽ—Ž›Š••¢ȱœŽ—œŽȱ˜ȱ™‘¢œ’ŒŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—Žœœȱ
œŽŽ–œȱ˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱœ›˜—Ž›ȱ’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽȱ˜—ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱ‹Ž‘ŠŸ’˜›ȱ‘Š—ȱœŽ•ȬŽŸŠ•žŠ’˜—ȱ˜ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱŠ‹’•’¢DzȱǻŘǼȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ•Žœ‹’Š—œȂȱ›˜ž™ȱ’—ȱ•ŠŽȱŠž•‘˜˜ȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱŠȱœ›˜—Ž›ȱ’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽȱ
˜ȱ‘ŽȱœŽ—œŽȱ˜ȱ™‘¢œ’ŒŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—Žœœȱ˜—ȱœŽ¡žŠ•ȱ‹Ž‘ŠŸ’˜›œȱ‘Š—ȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŠ¢ȱ–Ž—Ȃœȱ
›˜ž™ǰȱŠ—ȱǻřǼȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ–Ž—Ȃœȱ›˜ž™ȱ’—ȱ•ŠŽȱŠž•‘˜˜ȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱŠȱœ›˜—Ž›ȱ’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱ
self-assessment of sexual ability on sexual behaviors than in the women’s group.
Key words: older homosexuals, sexual behaviors, sexual satisfaction, sense of sexžŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—Žœœǰȱ™‘¢œ’ŒŠ•ȱŠĴ›ŠŒ’ŸŽ—Žœœ