PSYCHOSOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF WOMEN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY

该项目解决了与残疾相关的研究目前存在的一个空白。 几乎没有做过什么来检查生理上的心理社会影响 残疾对亲密关系的发展和 肢体残疾妇女追求典型行为的能力 被非残疾女性视为理所当然的，包括约会、身体上的 亲密关系、婚姻和养育子女。因此，这一行动的具体目标是 项目是：(1)开发、测试和改进用于描述的工具 肢体残疾妇女的性功能；(2) 身体残疾女性的社会性行为特征 与非残疾妇女相比；(3)确定残疾， 环境保护。心理和社会因素影响着 肢体残疾妇女的社会性行为，并检查 它们之间的关系：(4)将研究成果应用于开发 和/或修改针对患有以下疾病的妇女的咨询和教育计划 肢体残疾和康复专业人员；及(5) 利用各种方法传播研究成果及其 在临床和教育环境中的应用。研究设计 以定性研究为特色，开发一种测量工具 身体残疾女性的性功能，试验性测试 以及对该工具的改进和大规模的国家研究 性功能、心理因素、社会因素、环境 通过对600名残疾妇女的抽样调查 另设同等大小的对照组。三个假说将被检验 通过本研究发现：(1)大学生在社会性行为上存在显著差异 肢体残疾妇女与非肢体残疾妇女的行为比较 残疾；(2)残疾妇女的性功能 与残疾开始时的年龄显著相关；以及(3)心理因素 因素(包括知觉控制、心理自给自足、 自我概念、抑郁和前性剥削)更多地解释了 肢体残疾女性性功能的差异 而不是残疾因素、社会因素或环境因素。这 研究依靠一支高素质的研究开发和审查团队 以及一个国家咨询委员会，以产生研究成果， 通过在咨询和教育项目中的应用得到验证。

This project addresses a current gap in disability-related research. Little has been done to examine the psychosocial influence that physical disability has on the development of intimate relationships and the abilities of women with physical disabilities to pursue behaviors typically taken for granted by women without disabilities, including dating, physical intimacy, marriage, and parenting. As such, the specific aims of this project are to: (1) develop, test, and refine an instrument for describing the sexual functioning of women with physical disabilities; (2) characterize the sociosexual behaviors of women with physical disabilities as compared to women without disabilities; (3) identify disability, environmental. psychological, and social factors which influence the sociosexual behaviors of women with physical disabilities and examine the relationships among them: (4) employ the research findings in developing and/or modifying counseling and educational programs for women with physical disabilities and rehabilitation professionals; and (5) disseminate, using a variety of methods, the research results and their application in clinical and educational settings. The research design features a qualitative study, the development of an instrument to measure sexual functioning in women with physical disabilities, the pilot testing and refinement of that instrument, and a large-scale national study of sexual functioning, psychological factors, social factors, environmental factors, and disability using a sample of 600 women with disabilities and an equal-sized matched control group. Three hypotheses will be tested through this research: (1) there are significant differences in sociosexual behaviors of women with physical disabilities as compared to women without disabilities; (2) the sexual functioning of women with disabilities is significantly related to age at onset of disability; and (3) psychological factors (including perceived control, psychological self-sufficiency, self-concept, depression, and prior sexual exploitation) explain more of the variance in the sexual functioning of women with physical disabilities than do disability factors, social factors, or environmental factors. This study draws upon a highly qualified research development and review team and a national advisory committee to produce research results that will be verified through application in counseling and educational programs.