<![CDATA[Background: Sexual needs is a basic human need that must be fulfilled, if this needs is not fulfilled it will causebodyâs biological and psychological imbalance system. Asexual Sterotype on elderly often make the elderlypeople will make them feel improper and undeserved in fulfilling their sexual needs. One of legal ways to fulfill iswith marital relation. The phenomenon of marriage among the Elderly also happens in Mlati Distric SlemanRegency Yogyakarta. The true elderly perception on sexual needs is supporting the fulfillment and is related tomarital motivation.Objective: To identify the association and intensity of association between sexual fulfillment needs perceptionand marrital motivation among the elderly in Mlati DistricMethod: This study was analytic descriptive research with cross-sectional approach. Instrument usedQuestionnaire. Research samples was elderly without spouse consists of 20 widowers and 25 widows over ge60 years using accidental technique sampling. Data processing with correlation technique of Spearman Rankwith expectation level 95% or α = 0,05.Result: There are 22 elderly (48,9%) had poor perception and 28 of elderly (62.2%) had low marritalmotivation. The result of Spearman Rank test showed p= 0.0001 and r= 0.739, it means there was associationbetween sexual fulfillment perception with marrital motivation with strong correlation strength and positivecorrelation direction.Conclusion: There was association between the sexual fulfillment perceptions with the marrital motivation inMlati Distric Sleman Province YogyakartaKeywords: Sexual Perceptions, Marrital Motivation, Elderly]]>
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