Construction and psychometric properties of sexuality scales: Sex knowledge, experience, and needs scales for people with intellectual disabilities (SexKen-ID), people with physical disabilities (SexKen-PD), and the general population (SexKen-GP)

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-254

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   Cummins, Robert A ^a   Deeks, Amanda A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTRACEPTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; MENSTRUATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032802516     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(99)00007-4     Document Type: Article

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