Sexual well-being of a community sample of high-functioning adults on the autism spectrum who have been in a romantic relationship
Sexual well-being of a community sample of high-functioning adults on the autism spectrum who have been in a romantic relationship
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10.1177/1362361311431950
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发表时间：
2013-07-01
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5.2
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Reilly, Georgianna
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Byers, E. Sandra;Nichols, Shana;Reilly, Georgianna
本研究探讨了与141名（56名男性和85名女性）生活在社区的高功能自闭症和自闭症综合征（HFA/AS）成年人的性健康相关的因素（性别，年龄，关系状况，生殖学）。参与者完成了一项在线调查，包括自闭症症状的测量以及二元和孤独性幸福的测量。典型相关分析表明，目前处于浪漫关系中的参与者报告了更频繁的二元情感和生殖器活动，以及更大的性自信和性满意度，指出了积极性生活中背景的重要性。在控制了第一个变量后，男性和自闭症患者较少，特别是在社交和沟通领域，通常报告显着更高的二元性幸福感，包括更高的性满意度，自信，唤醒能力和欲望，以及更低的性焦虑和更少的性问题。男性也报告了更好的孤独性幸福感，包括更多的性想法，更多的性欲和更频繁的孤独性活动;然而，他们的性知识较低。这些结果突出了研究和性教育与HFA/AS个人概念化的性健康作为一个多维的结构，包括两个二元和孤独的方面的重要性。
This study explored factors (gender, age, relationship status, symptomatology) associated with the sexual well-being of 141 (56 men and 85 women) adults with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS) living in the community. Participants completed an online survey consisting of a measure of autistic symptoms as well as measures of dyadic and solitary sexual well-being. Canonical correlation analyses showed that participants who were currently in a romantic relationship reported more frequent dyadic affectionate and genital activity and greater sexual assertiveness and sexual satisfaction, pointing to the importance of context in an active sex life. After controlling for the first variate, men and individuals with less autism symptomatology, particularly in the social and communication domains, generally reported significantly greater dyadic sexual well-being, including greater sexual satisfaction, assertiveness, arousability, and desire and lower sexual anxiety and fewer sexual problems. Men also reported better solitary sexual well-being, including more sexual thoughts, more sexual desire, and more frequent solitary sexual activity; however, they had lower sexual knowledge. These results highlight the importance for research and sexuality education with individuals with HFA/AS to conceptualize sexual wellbeing as a multidimensional construct consisting of both dyadic and solitary aspects.