American journal of health studies · 2020 · 27 citations · 2 references
EducationSexuality StudiesSpecial EducationDisabilityInclusive Early Childhood EducationSexual Health EducationChildren With DisabilitiesEducation For Children With DisabilitiesParent-child Relationship InterventionParental ParticipationSexual HealthSpecial Educational NeedsControl Group DesignMatched Control GroupPaired Sample TestPaired T-testParent-teen Communication About SexualitySexual Communication SkillsSexual CounselingSexuality Counseling
The purpose of the study is to evaluate pilot sexuality education intervention for parents of children with disabilities between ages between 6 and 25 years old. A within subjects design was utilized and 15 parents of children with disabilities were recruited to receive a two-week sexuality education without a control group. A paired-samples t-test results showed that there was a significant difference between the participants’ pre-test and post intervention scores in their attitude and beliefs, sexual communication, knowledge, and self-efficacy of sexuality education among children with disabilities (all p<.001). The intervention change the participants sexual communication behavior and increased knowledge about sexuality education among parents of children with disabilities.
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