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Dating for Older Women: Experiences and Meanings of Dating in Later Life

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Research over the last 20 years has provided an increased understanding of intimate relationships in later life; however, dating in later life remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to examine the meanings of dating for women in later life. In this study, dating was examined through semistructured, in-depth interviews with 14 women ages 64 to 77 who had all dated in later life. Themes that emerged from an interpretative phenomenological analysis included multiple meanings of dating in later life, how dating in later life compared to earlier points in life, and dating in the future.

Source: Journal of Women & Aging

DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2011.587732

Authors: Wendy K. Watson, Charlie Stelle

Institution: Bowling Green State University

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: G4494091418