Is the process of successful sexual aging different in older partnered and non-partnered adults?

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC12987439 · PMID 41824401

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The second test, which reached significance in the German sample (S = 0.72, p < 0.001) and approached significance in the underpowered Croatian sample (S = 0.90, p = 0.06), provided direct support for the second part of H2: higher global network strength was observed among partnered compared to non-partnered participants in both countries (Germany: M partnered = 3.81 vs.

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