Intimacy, intercourse, and adjustments: Experiences of sexual life of a group of people with physical disabilities in South Africa
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Hunt, Xanthe, Braathen, Stine Hellum, Swartz, Leslie, Carew, Mark and Rohleder, P. 2017. Intimacy, intercourse, and adjustments: Experiences of sexual life of a group of people with physical disabilities in South Africa. Journal of Health Psychology. 23 (2), pp. 289 -305. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317741761
Authors | Hunt, Xanthe, Braathen, Stine Hellum, Swartz, Leslie, Carew, Mark and Rohleder, P. |
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Abstract | There is a growing recognition of the sexual and reproductive rights of people with disabilities, and, since the World Report on Disability (WHO, 2011), increased international attention has been given to these issues. Past research, however, suggests that this group encounter barriers to sexual and reproductive rights, which are both physical and attitudinal. Against this backdrop, this paper employs a sequential mixed qualitative methodology to explore the practical and subjective experiences of 13 people with physical disabilities in South Africa, with regards to their sexual lives and experiences of sexuality. These experiences were marked by concerns about their ‘fitness’ as sexual beings, and indicated that social forces were key in shaping their expectations for their own sexual life. |
Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
Journal citation | 23 (2), pp. 289 -305 |
ISSN | 1359-1053 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317741761 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317741761 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Nov 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 27 Nov 2017 |
Accepted | 20 Oct 2017 |
Accepted | 20 Oct 2017 |
Funder | International Foundation of Applied Disability Research |
National Research Foundation | |
International Foundation of Applied Disability Research | |
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa | |
Copyright information | Hunt, X. et al. ‘Intimacy, intercourse, and adjustments: Experiences of sexual life of a group of people with physical disabilities in South Africa’, Journal of Health Psychology, 23 (2), pp. 289-305 . Copyright © 2018 Sage. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
License | All rights reserved |
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