000131718 001__ 131718 000131718 005__ 20241125101200.0 000131718 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s11195-023-09824-9 000131718 0248_ $$2sideral$$a137201 000131718 037__ $$aART-2023-137201 000131718 041__ $$aeng 000131718 100__ $$aGarcía-Barba, Marta$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000131718 245__ $$aPositive and negative sexual cognitions of autistic individuals 000131718 260__ $$c2023 000131718 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000131718 5203_ $$aSexual cognitions are an important aspect of sexual well-being for all individuals; however, little is known about the sexual cognitions of autistic individuals. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the diversity, content, and frequencies of positive (PSC) and negative (NSC) sexual cognitions in this population. A total of 332 participants (57.5% women; 42.5% men) between the ages of 21 and 73 (M = 37.72, SD = 11.15) completed an online survey. Our results showed that almost all participants had experienced both positive and negative sexual cognitions. PSC were more diverse and experienced with greater frequency than NSC. In addition, gender (self-identified as being male) and having had relationship experience were associated with greater diversity and frequency of PSC, but not NSC. In terms of content, the most common experienced sexual cognitions for both men and women were intimacy-related. The men experienced 22 of the 56 PSC and 3 of the 56 NSC significantly more frequently than did the women; there were no cognitions that the women experienced more frequently than the men. A comparison to the results of studies of sexual cognitions among neurotypical individuals suggests that autistic individuals experience sexual cognitions in much the same way as their peers. However, sexual cognitions occur slightly less frequently and are somewhat less diverse. Nonetheless, the way in which they are experienced, and the content of the most frequent cognitions (mainly PSC about intimacy) may be indicative of sexual well-being. 000131718 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000131718 590__ $$a1.1$$b2023 000131718 592__ $$a0.43$$b2023 000131718 591__ $$aREHABILITATION$$b119 / 170 = 0.7$$c2023$$dQ3$$eT3 000131718 593__ $$aRehabilitation$$c2023$$dQ2 000131718 593__ $$aPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation$$c2023$$dQ2 000131718 594__ $$a2.7$$b2023 000131718 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000131718 700__ $$aNichols, Shana 000131718 700__ $$aBallester-Arnal, Rafael 000131718 700__ $$aByers, E. Sandra 000131718 7102_ $$14009$$2680$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 000131718 773__ $$g42 (2023), 167–187$$pSex. disabil.$$tSEXUALITY AND DISABILITY$$x0146-1044 000131718 8564_ $$s1367110$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131718/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000131718 8564_ $$s1501795$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131718/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000131718 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:131718$$particulos$$pdriver 000131718 951__ $$a2024-11-22-12:11:05 000131718 980__ $$aARTICLE