'It tingled as if we had gone through an anthill.' Young People with Intellectual Disability and Their Experiences with Relationship, Sexuality and Contraception
| Autor: | Laura Retznik, Ines Conrad, Sabine Wienholz, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Annelen Höltermann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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030506 rehabilitation
05 social sciences Rehabilitation Sheltered workshops Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Context (language use) Human sexuality Interview guide medicine.disease Sex education Romance Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Intellectual disability medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Qualitative content analysis 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Sexuality and Disability. 39:421-438 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6717 0146-1044 |
| Popis: | In summary, literature shows that people with intellectual disability tend to have less and later sexual experience than persons without disability. They have limited opportunities to meet potential partners but the same human need for intimate romantic relationships. The sample included 42 people with mild to moderate intellectual disability between 14 and 25 years. Face-to-face interviews were conducted in schools and sheltered workshops. The interview guide was translated in easy to read language. The interviews were evaluated with the qualitative content analysis. Most of the respondents have had a relationship and met their partners in professional and school context. Their contacts are reduced to the encounters there. One third have had intercourse experience. Difficulty existed in the search for an undisturbed place and partner selection. A large part of women take hormonal long-acting reversible contraception. The sexual lives of young people with intellectual disability are still partly restricted due to a lack of access. More inclusive activities should be offered and provided with an appropriate retreat for togetherness. Applicable graphic informational material and sex education on sexuality, relationship and contraception is required in easy language. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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