144775 20260217205553.0 doi 10.1177/17446295241276028 sideral 139560 ART-2024-139560 eng Correa, Ana Belén (orcid)0000-0001-8467-8270 Attitudes towards the sexuality of adults with intellectual disabilities: Family, staff, community and student perspectives 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: The sexual expression of adults with intellectual disabilities can be hindered by negative attitudes towards their sexuality. This study aims to examine current attitudes of staff, family, community and students towards the sexuality of adults with intellectual disabilities and how sociodemographic variables may influence these attitudes. Methods: 305 participants completed an online questionnaire, including the ASEXID scale. Results: Scores were highest for the normalising attitude and lowest for the negative attitude, with intermediate scores for the paternalistic attitude. Staff and university students exhibited a more normalising attitude than families and community. Community participants exhibited a more negative attitude than staff and students. Older age was associated with less normalising and more paternalistic attitudes. Being male with a more negative attitude. Discussion: These findings should be taken into account by professionals. Intermediate scores on the paternalistic attitude may mediate difficulties in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities in their sexuality. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 1.4 2024 EDUCATION, SPECIAL 27 / 62 = 0.435 2024 Q2 T2 REHABILITATION 99 / 175 = 0.566 2024 Q3 T2 0.626 2024 Health Professions (miscellaneous) 2024 Q1 Psychiatry and Mental Health 2024 Q2 3.4 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Castro, Ángel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9813-9507 Gil-Llario, María Dolores 4009 740 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicología Social Journal of Intellectual Disabilities 335272 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144775/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1097099 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144775/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:144775 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:41:29 ARTICLE