Table 2.
Associations among successful aging, sexual interest and sexual satisfaction in couples from four European countries (path analytic APIM)
| Norway | Denmark | Belgium | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba (S.E.) | Ba (S.E.) | Ba (S.E.) | Ba (S.E.) | |
| Male partner paths | ||||
| Successful aging to sexual satisfaction | .32*** (.08) | .27** (.09) | .28* (.11) | .56*** (.11) |
| Successful aging to change in sexual interest | .11 (.06) | .10 (.05) | − .13 (.09) | .22** (.09) |
| Change in sexual interest to sexual satisfaction | .26** (.09) | .08 (.09) | .27** (.10) | .18 (.11) |
| Actor’s successful aging to partner’s sexual satisfaction | .12 (.07) | − .01 (.08) | .19 (.11) | .06 (.09) |
| Actor’s successful aging to partner’s change in sexual interest | .24** (.08) | .16* (.07) | .06 (.10) | .06 (.10) |
| Actor’s change in sexual interest to partner’s sexual satisfaction | .10 (.08) | .22* (.09) | .13 (.10) | − .03 (.10) |
| Indirect effect 95% CI | Indirect effects 95% CI | Indirect effect 95% CI | Indirect effect 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediation | ||||
| Successful aging to sexual satisfaction through actor’s change in sexual interest | .05–.20** | .01–.11* | − .13 to .05 | − .13 to .11 |
| Successful aging to sexual satisfaction through partner’s change in sexual interest | .03–.16** | .02–.17** | − .09–.06 | − .19 to .07 |
| Norway | Denmark | Belgium | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba (S.E.) | Ba (S.E.) | Ba (S.E.) | Ba (S.E.) | |
| Female partner paths | ||||
| Successful aging to sexual satisfaction | .29*** (.07) | .17* (.07) | .15 (.10) | .24** (.08) |
| Successful aging to change in sexual interest | .02 (.07) | .09 (.06) | .06 (.10) | .12 (.09) |
| Change in sexual interest to sexual satisfaction | .33*** (.07) | .36*** (.08) | .22** (.08) | .58*** (.09) |
| Actor’s successful aging to partner’s sexual satisfaction | − .06 (.08) | .10 (.07) | .07 (.10) | − .12 (.09) |
| Actor’s change in sexual interest to partner’s sexual satisfaction | .38*** (.07) | .23** (.09) | .16 (.09) | .38*** (.10) |
| Indirect effect 95% CI | Indirect effects 95% CI | Indirect effect 95% CI | Indirect effect 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediation | ||||
| Successful aging to sexual satisfaction through actor’s change in sexual interest | − .06 to .08 | − .01 to .08 | − .03 to .07 | − .05 to .19 |
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
aUnstandardized path coefficients