Beltran-Arreche Maialen, Fullana Noell Judit, Pallisera Díaz Maria
Department of Pedagogy, Univesitat de Girona, Girona, Spain.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Jul;38(4):e70110. doi: 10.1111/jar.70110.
Although the rights to sexuality and intimacy are increasingly recognised, it is a widely held assumption that women with intellectual disabilities are unable to express their sexuality freely, partly due to a lack of research and information on the topic.
To explore the perspectives of women with intellectual disabilities on affective-sexual relationships, identify their specific support needs, inform the development of inclusive educational and psychosocial interventions, and propose policy improvements to promote their rights.
Individual interviews were conducted and analysed thematically.
The results are divided into five areas: the LGBTQIA+ community; couple relationships; contraception and sex; abuse; and family and motherhood.
The identified challenges related largely to external barriers. Their accounts allowed us to compile a list of the support they deem necessary, such as adapted sex education; further research based on their experiences; the creation of specific resources; and raising general awareness in society.
尽管性与亲密关系的权利越来越受到认可,但人们普遍认为,智力残疾女性无法自由表达自己的性取向,部分原因是缺乏关于该主题的研究和信息。
探讨智力残疾女性对情感-性关系的看法,确定她们的具体支持需求,为包容性教育和心理社会干预措施的制定提供信息,并提出政策改进建议以促进她们的权利。
进行了个人访谈并进行了主题分析。
结果分为五个领域:女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者、酷儿、间性人及无性恋者群体;伴侣关系;避孕与性;虐待;以及家庭与母亲身份。
所确定的挑战主要与外部障碍有关。她们的叙述使我们能够列出她们认为必要的支持清单,例如适应性性教育;基于她们的经历进行进一步研究;创建特定资源;以及提高社会的普遍认识。