Sexual Health Education and Life Satisfaction for People With Congenital Neurological Disabilities

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI:10.1177/00343552211031870

Alexandra M. Kriofske Mainella, S. Smedema

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Abstract

People with disabilities are sexual beings, yet there is little research on sexuality in this population. The present study explored the impact of sex education for people with congenital neurological disabilities, largely, spina bifida and cerebral palsy, on sexual self-concept and life satisfaction. This study included 104 adults with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and other congenital neurological disabilities. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to examine the relationships among demographic variables, sexual health education variables, and outcome variables (sexual self-concept and life satisfaction). Serial mediation analysis was conducted to examine the mediating relationship of sexual self-concept variables (sexual anxiety and sexual self-esteem) between social support and life satisfaction. Results indicated that sexual self-concept was significantly predicted by relationship status, disability impact, and satisfaction with sex education. Life satisfaction was significantly predicted by relationship status, social support, disability impact, and sexual self-concept. Sexual anxiety and sexual self-esteem formed a partial serial mediating relationship between social support and life satisfaction. The findings expand upon existing literature on sex education for people with disabilities, reinforcing the notion that satisfactory sex education and strong social support positively impact the life satisfaction of individuals with spina bifida and cerebral palsy. Implications for rehabilitation research and practice are discussed.

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先天性神经障碍患者性健康教育与生活满意度的关系

残障人士是有性行为的人，但对这一人群的性行为研究却很少。本研究旨在探讨性教育对先天性神经障碍(主要是脊柱裂和脑瘫)患者性自我概念和生活满意度的影响。这项研究包括104名患有脊柱裂、脑瘫和其他先天性神经障碍的成年人。采用层次回归分析检验人口统计学变量、性健康教育变量和结果变量(性自我概念和生活满意度)之间的关系。通过序列中介分析，考察性自我概念变量(性焦虑和性自尊)在社会支持与生活满意度之间的中介关系。结果发现，性自我概念与关系状况、残障影响、性教育满意度有显著关系。生活满意度被人际关系状况、社会支持、残疾影响和性自我概念显著预测。性焦虑和性自尊在社会支持与生活满意度之间形成部分串行中介关系。这一发现扩展了现有的关于残疾人性教育的文献，强调了满意的性教育和强大的社会支持对脊柱裂和脑瘫患者的生活满意度有积极的影响。讨论了对康复研究和实践的启示。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.