Validation of a Scale on Society’s Attitudes towards the Sexuality of Women with Intellectual Disabilities—Survey Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Questionnaire Design
2.2. Content Validation and Pilot Testing
2.3. Construct Validation
2.4. Statistical Analysis
2.5. Ethical Aspects
3. Results
3.1. Expert Review Assessment
3.2. Demographic Characteristics of Participants
3.3. Construct Validation
3.4. Confirmatory Factorial Analysis
3.5. Resulting Proposal of the Construct Validation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | 0.87 | |||
Q4 | 0.84 | |||
Q7 | 0.83 | |||
Q8 | 0.88 | |||
Q9 | 0.86 | |||
Q10 | 0.82 | |||
Q23 | 0.83 | |||
Q24 | 0.84 | |||
Q25 | 0.72 | |||
Q12 | 0.75 |
n | Mean | SD * | p-Value ** | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First half | 122 | 31.49 | 3.79 | 0.100 |
Second half | 122 | 32.40 | 3.06 |
Domain 1. Sexual Ability |
Q9. It is challenging for women with intellectual disabilities to maintain an emotional and intimate relationship with a partner. |
Q10. It is recommended that women with intellectual disabilities only engage in friendly relationships. |
Q12. Marriage should not be encouraged for women with intellectual disabilities. |
Domain 2. Decision-Making Ability |
Q23. Sterilization without prior consultation with a woman with intellectual disabilities is a justifiable way to avoid unplanned pregnancies. |
Q24. Women with intellectual disabilities should be involved in the decision to sterilize their bodies. |
Q25. Sterilizing women with intellectual disabilities without prior consultation is fine, as the family can live without fear. |
Domain 3. Sexual Disinhibition |
Q1. Women with intellectual disabilities usually have more sexual interests than women who do not have a disabling condition. |
Q4. Women with intellectual disabilities are more expressive and affectionate because they are uninhibited. |
Domain 4. Sexual Education and Quality of Life |
Q7. Sex education could improve the quality of life of women with intellectual disabilities. |
Q8. Sex education could prevent abuse in women with intellectual disabilities. |
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Rojas-Chaves, M.; Lucas-Matheu, M.; Castro-Luna, G.; Parrón-Carreño, T.; Nievas-Soriano, B.J. Validation of a Scale on Society’s Attitudes towards the Sexuality of Women with Intellectual Disabilities—Survey Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13228. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph192013228
Rojas-Chaves M, Lucas-Matheu M, Castro-Luna G, Parrón-Carreño T, Nievas-Soriano BJ. Validation of a Scale on Society’s Attitudes towards the Sexuality of Women with Intellectual Disabilities—Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(20):13228. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph192013228
Chicago/Turabian StyleRojas-Chaves, Mónica, Manuel Lucas-Matheu, Gracia Castro-Luna, Tesifón Parrón-Carreño, and Bruno José Nievas-Soriano. 2022. "Validation of a Scale on Society’s Attitudes towards the Sexuality of Women with Intellectual Disabilities—Survey Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 20: 13228. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph192013228