Objective:

determine the effect of the attitude towards old age on the attitude towards sexuality of the elderly in Mexican adults.

Methods:

Correlational-predictive and cross-sectional study. The sample included 364 adults between 18 and 59 years of age from Coahuila State of Zaragoza, Mexico. The scales of attitudes toward older adult sexuality and the questionnaire of attitudes toward old age were applied. Statistical analyzes included descriptive and inferential analyzes.

Results:

greater negative attitude toward old age, less favorable attitude toward sexuality in old age, besides that attitude toward old age is a predictor that negatively influences attitudes toward sexuality in old age of mexican adults in 11,8 %.

Conclusions:

attitudes towards old age is a predictor of the attitude towards sexuality of the elderly, that is, it is an important factor in not stigmatizing the aging process.