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Persons with intellectual disability: Sexual behaviour, knowledge and assertiveness

Nina Brkić-Jovanović

Nina Brkić-Jovanović

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of PsychologyNovi Sad, Serbia
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Brkić-Jovanović, Nina
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Vanja Runjo

Vanja Runjo

Institution for Mentally Disabled adult Persons “Otthon”Stara Moravica, Serbia
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Runjo, Vanja
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Daniela Tamaš

Daniela Tamaš

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Education and RehabilitationNovi Sad, Serbia
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Tamaš, Daniela
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Sanela Slavković

Sanela Slavković

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Education and RehabilitationNovi Sad, Serbia
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Slavković, Sanela
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Vesela Milankov

Vesela Milankov

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Education and RehabilitationNovi Sad, Serbia
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Mar 18, 2021
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Article Category: Original scientific article
Published Online: Mar 18, 2021
Page range: 82 - 89
Received: Feb 07, 2020
Accepted: Jan 29, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0013
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Correlation coefficients between the three tests and significance levels_

General Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire What-if test Hulbert index of sexual assertiveness
General Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire 1 .360** .187
What-if test .360** 1 -.191
Hulbert index of sexual assertiveness .187 -.191 1

Average scores and basic characteristics of the distribution_

Domains No of studies
min max AS SD Sk Ku
General sexual knowledge questionnaire 14 74 33.63 13.63 .986 .226
       Physiology pictures 10 16 5.88 4.68 -.725 -.488
       Physiology questions 0 17 3.92 1.72 .930 -.389
       Sexual Intercourse/Sex/Masturbation 1 9 4.70 2.50 .286 -.415
       Pregnancy 1 16 2.19 2.95 1.29 1.43
       Contraception 0 10 1.72 2.58 1.14 -.026
       Sexually transmitted diseases 0 12 0.94 0.28 1.36 1.50
       Sexuality 0 2 5.88 4.68 -1.45 1.20
What-if test 7 37 19.88 5.54 .474 .875
Hulbert index of sexual assertivness 33 64 48.80 5.82 .014 -.032

Partial contributions to the prediction of sexual knowledge and assertiveness_

Beta (β) General Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire What-if test Index of sexual assertiveness
Gender .348** .261** -.076
Age .070 .360** .050
Time spent in the institution .006 -.165 .112
Are you having sexual intercourses? .243** .008 -.317**
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