Evidences of an Implemented Training Program in Consensual and Responsible Sexual Relations for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Belén Gutiérrez-Bermejo, Noelia Flores, Pedro J. Amor and Cristina Jenaro
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Belén Gutiérrez-Bermejo: PROTEDIS, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Noelia Flores: INICO, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Pedro J. Amor: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Cristina Jenaro: INICO, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: (1) Background: While there is a growing awareness of the rights of individuals with intellectual disabilities, very limited progress has been made in supporting these people to create and maintain intimate and personal relationships. (2) Methods: This paper reports the results from a program aimed at promoting responsible and consensual sexual relations of adults with intellectual disabilities. Of the 44 participants, 31.8% were women and 68.2% were men aged 22 to 67 years. Pre and post measurements regarding the attitudes toward sexual relations were taken, and difficulty and discrimination indexes were calculated. (3) Results: Statistically significant improvements were identified in the overall measurements, as were they for the domains of privacy, safety, and respect. The difficulty index changed from 0.67 to 0.79 in a pre-post assessment, denoting more positive attitudes. This and other results support the relevance and usefulness of the intervention program and encourage further intervention efforts.

Keywords: intellectual disability; sexual behavior; interpersonal relationships; sexual health; rights; sexual abuse; sexuality education; sexual attitudes; adults; intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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