ERIC Number: EJ1394336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1366-8250
EISSN: EISSN-1469-9532
The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Body Experience in Adults with Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v48 n3 p324-333 2023
Background: Research is lacking on body-related consequences of sexual abuse in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF), although the prevalence of abuse is high and body- and movement-oriented diagnostics and therapeutics seem warranted for this group. Method: Body experience in adults with MID-BIF who were sexually abused (SA) and were not sexually abused (NSA) was compared using a self-report instrument, the Body Experience Questionnaire-mb, and an instrument to observe non-verbal psychomotor behaviour, the PsyMot-mb. Results: The SA group showed significantly higher self-reported body awareness and more observed problems with body acceptance than the NSA group. No significant group differences were found for self-reported body satisfaction and body attitude. Conclusions: Adults with MID-BIF who were sexually abused are more aware of their body signals, but less able to adequately attend to, tolerate, and interpret these signals. Therefore, body- and movement-oriented therapies hold promise for this group.
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Human Body, Self Concept, Attitudes, Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Physiology
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Language: English
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