노년기 부부 성 갈등 유형 = Types of Sexual Conflicts Among Korean Elderly People

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this paper is to explore the types of sexual conflicts among Korean elderly people. Based on the qualitative research method, in-depth interviews were conducted from the middle of May to early December, 2003. The participants of this study were 9 women and 9 men over 65 years old and had been married over 25 years. For data analysis, the paradigm model which is proposed by Strauss ＆ Corbin was used.
As a result, four types of sexual conflicts among Korean elderly people were found: The "Disputing type" in which the couples had some arguments about sexual intercourse but came to an agreement after some time, The "Waiving Type" in which a husband accepted the wife's rejection of having sex but exhibiting some strong unsatisfactory reactions strongly, the "Quarrelling type" in which the couples had a dispute seriously and/or stopped talking to each other, and the "Violent type" in which some types of violence were used by a husband against the wife in order to have sexual intercourse.
Sexual conflicts can signify a breakdown of marriage which is a God's community. Some good programs for clinical interventions are needed that will help the Korean elderly couples who are experiencing sexual conflicts to restore their harmonious relationships and to re-conciliate into God's community.
Understanding the types of sexual conflicts and the applications of forgiveness-reconciliation model can help Korean elderly couples to improve their quality of life. This also can show the usefulness of clinical interventions for elderly couples who are going through marital and sexual conflicts.