Publication Date
2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Committee Members
Heather Wilder (Committee Member), Julie Williams (Committee Chair), Betty Yung (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Abstract
The study of sexual satisfaction and pleasure in Women with Disabilities (WwD) represents a significant gap in the current literature. The present study, using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, attempted to explore several areas of the sexual satisfaction of WwD. An internet-based survey was used to gather information in five specific areas: the messages WwD had received about sexuality and disability, their personal feelings about sexuality and disability, the specific elements that contribute to their sexual satisfaction, the amount of useful education and information they had received from mental and physical healthcare providers regarding their sexuality as WwD, and the degree to which professionals and institutions have negatively affected their sexual satisfaction. Results reflected the particular importance of several relational aspects of sexual satisfaction, as well as the importance of body image for WwD. Implications for the provision of services to WwD and for future research are discussed.
Page Count
121
Department or Program
School of Professional Psychology
Year Degree Awarded
2012
Copyright
Copyright 2011, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
