Mitchell L, Doctor R M, Butler D C
Am J Ment Defic. 1978 Nov;83(3):289-96.
A multidimensional questionnaire was administered to staff members at three residential facilities for retarded persons to determine their attitudes toward the actual and potential sexual behavior of retarded persons. The questionnaire covered the areas of masturbation and heterosexual and homosexual behavior. Dimensions were scaled to reflect progressively more intimate behavior so that acceptability of each response along the dimensions could be assessed. A mean of 31.2 percent of those questioned felt that no sexual behavior, not even simple physical contact, was acceptable for retarded persons. This indicates that sex-education programs for retarded persons may be met with resistance by a substantial percentage of staff. Among those staff members who found it acceptable for retarded people to engage in sexual behavior, peak acceptability occurred for heterosexual behavior. Sexual behavior in public, especially public masturbation, was considered a significant problem. More specific effects were identified, and the implications of these results for educational programs and the development of intervention procedures were discussed.
向三家智障人士寄宿机构的工作人员发放了一份多维度问卷，以确定他们对智障人士实际和潜在性行为的态度。问卷涵盖了手淫以及异性和同性性行为等方面。各维度按比例设定，以反映出亲密程度逐渐增加的行为，从而能够评估各维度上每个回答的可接受程度。平均有31.2%的受访者认为，智障人士任何性行为，甚至简单的身体接触都是不可接受的。这表明，相当一部分工作人员可能会抵制针对智障人士的性教育项目。在那些认为智障人士进行性行为可以接受的工作人员中，对异性性行为的接受程度最高。在公共场合的性行为，尤其是当众手淫，被视为一个严重问题。研究还确定了更具体的影响，并讨论了这些结果对教育项目和干预程序制定的启示。
