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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
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ISSN: ISSN-0885-6257
EISSN: EISSN-1469-591X
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Predictors of Parental Attitudes towards Sexual Health Education for Persons with Special Needs
Roland H. Gergely1,2; Alina S. Rusu1,3
European Journal of Special Needs Education, v40 n2 p232-243 2025
International guidelines on sexual health education suggest that parents should be the primary educators in their children's sexuality education, considering that sexuality education is a lifelong process that begins in early childhood and continues into adulthood. The study aimed to investigate the relationships among parental self-efficacy, parental knowledge about sexuality, attitudes towards sexuality of people with disabilities, and parental stress. A total of 58 parents of children with various disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and physical disabilities, participated in the study. The findings indicate that knowledge about sexuality is an important predictor of the parental attitudes towards sexuality of people with disabilities.
Descriptors: Sex Education, Parent Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Stress Variables, Children, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Romania
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Author Affiliations: 1Doctoral School, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 2Applied Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 3Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania