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Title of Journal: Sex Disabil
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Abbravation: Sexuality and Disability
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Authors: Sabina Kef Henny Bos
Publish Date: 2006/05/31
Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-100
Abstract
In the present study we examined sexual knowledge sexual behavior and psychological adjustment of adolescents with blindness The sample included 36 Dutch adolescents who are blind 16 males and 20 females Results of the interviews revealed no problems regarding sexual knowledge or psychological adjustment Sexual behavior however was more at risk Adolescents with blindness had less sexual experiences and were older in having sexual experiences compared with youth without disabilities in the Netherlands Subgroup analysis showed that boys with blindness scored higher on selfesteem if they had sexual intercourse If boys perceived their family as overprotective they less often experienced sexual intercourse Furthermore if boys reported more family opposition they more often had experienced sexual intercourse These results were not found for girls in this sample We would like to recommend to youth with visual impairments to be active in leisure activities outside their homes in the presence of peersThe authors would like to thank Anoushka Sloep and Sandra Reek educationalists and alumni of the University of Amsterdam for their contribution in the study on sexual behavior Parts of this study were funded by the Dutch federation of parents of children with visual impairments FOVIG and by InZicht a Dutch foundation for research concerning persons with visual impairment grant number 94301001
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