Department of Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Teruel, Spain.
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Sep;37(5):e13276. doi: 10.1111/jar.13276.
The present study examines the relationship between stereotypical beliefs about people with intellectual disabilities, desire for social distance, and general knowledge about human sexuality with attitudes towards the sexuality of adults with mild intellectual disabilities.
Two hundred fifty participants from staff, family and community samples completed an online set of questionnaires.
Higher agreement with stereotypical beliefs and lower sexual knowledge were associated with less normalising and more paternalistic attitudes towards the sexuality of adults with mild intellectual disabilities. Higher agreement with stereotypical beliefs was also associated with more negative attitudes. On the other hand, willingness to interact with these adults was associated with more normalising and less paternalistic attitudes.
Interventions that aim to support adults with intellectual disabilities in relation to their sexuality should also address the perceptions of their support network towards them as individuals with disabilities, as well as their knowledge about sexuality.
本研究考察了关于智障人士的刻板观念、对社会距离的渴望以及人类性知识与对轻度智障成年人性行为的态度之间的关系。
250 名来自工作人员、家庭和社区样本的参与者完成了一组在线问卷。
更高程度的刻板观念认同和更低的性知识水平与对轻度智障成年人性行为的非规范化和更家长式态度有关。更高程度的刻板观念认同也与更消极的态度有关。另一方面，愿意与这些成年人互动与更规范化和更少家长式的态度有关。
旨在支持智障成年人性行为的干预措施也应该解决他们的支持网络对他们作为残疾个体的看法，以及他们对性的知识。
