Male Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Normative Sexual Development and Factors Associated with Sexual Risks
Mirthe C. Verbeek,
Maartje Luijk,
Joyce Weeland
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to (1) describe male mildly intellectually disabled (MID) adolescents’ general romantic and sexual development, education experience with topics on sexuality and relationships, and frequency of undesirable sexual behaviors and experiences; and (2) explore how sexuality related attitudes, self-esteem, sexual knowledge, and resilience to peer pressure link to MID male adolescents’ sexual and dating violence (SDV) perpetration, SDV victimization and sexual risk behavior. We used baseline data fro… Show more
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