British Attitudes Towards Sexuality in Men and Women with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison Between White Westerners and South Asians.
British Attitudes Towards Sexuality in Men and Women with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison Between White Westerners and South Asians.
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DOI：
10.1007/s11195-015-9423-7
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Theodore K
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作者：
Sankhla D;Theodore K
尽管性是人类存在的一个基本方面，但公众对智障人士的性的态度可能会有所不同。特别是，不同的种族社区可能会有不同的观点。这些不同的观点可能会影响智障人士在“正常”生活经历中表达性行为的机会和支持。尽管南亚人口是英国境内最大的少数族裔群体之一，但很少有研究旨在理解南亚人对智障人士的性取向的态度可能与西方白人观点有何不同。这项研究使用在线问卷调查了英国样本内公众对智障人士性行为的态度(n=1,331)。对来自西方白人(n=184)和南亚背景(n=147)的人之间的态度进行了比较，并使用了五个量表来衡量对于性的态度。虽然总体态度似乎总体上是积极的，但与西方人相比，南亚参与者对智障人士的性控制和性权利的负面态度明显更多。即使在考虑了已知的影响这种态度的因素后，这些差异仍然显著。这些发现表明，有必要制定对文化敏感的干预措施，以提高智障人士的知识和对性需求的认识。本文进一步讨论了这些启示以及本研究的局限性，并对未来的研究方向提出了建议。
Although sexuality is a fundamental aspect of human existence, public attitudes towards the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities may vary. In particular, different ethnic communities may have different perspectives. These differing perspectives may impact on the opportunities and support available for people with intellectual disabilities to express sexuality within ‘normalized’ life experiences. Despite the South Asian population being one of the largest minority ethnic groups residing within the UK, few studies have aimed to understand how South Asian attitudes towards the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities may differ from White Western perspectives. This study used an online questionnaire to investigate public attitudes towards the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities within a UK sample (n = 331). Attitudes between people from White Western (n = 184) and South Asian backgrounds (n = 147) were compared with the use of five scales measuring attitudes towards sexuality. Whilst overall attitudes appeared to be generally positive, South Asian participants were found to have significantly more negative attitudes towards the sexual control and sexual rights of people with intellectual disabilities compared to White Westerners. These differences remained significant even after factors known to influence such attitudes were taken into consideration. These findings implicate the need to develop culturally sensitive interventions to improve knowledge and awareness of sexual needs of people with intellectual disabilities. This paper discusses these implications further, the limitations of the present study and suggested directions for future research.