NDLI: Sexuality in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities

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Author	Isler, Aysegul Tas, Fatma Beytut, Dilek Conk, Zeynep
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Purpose This study aims to characterize adolescent development and knowledge, opinions, and attitudes toward sexuality in adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Methods Sixty students in occupational school with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, aged between 15 and 20 years, formed this study’s sample from Turkey. The data taken from questionnaires was evaluated with the SPSS 13.0 package program. Results These results demonstrate that 51.7% of adolescents have not been educated professionally with regard to sexuality. In addition, 46.7% of them have never talked about sex with their parents. The level of knowledge among adolescents of both sexes is quite low. Most adolescents do not know the male and female differences in reproductive organs. While more than half of adolescents describe sex as kissing and intimate touching, about half of them think only married couples have sex. Conclusion Adolescents with intellectual disabilities in this study have very low levels of correct information about sex and the characteristics of the adolescent stages of development.
Starting Page	27
Ending Page	34
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01461044
Journal	Sexuality and Disability
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15736717
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2009-01-29
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Adolescent with intellectual disability Sexuality Turkey Aging Psychiatry Community and Environmental Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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