The difference in some aspects of sexsuality between visually impaired and sighted people

Abstract

Spolnost je dio svih aspekata ljudskoga života i obuhvaća velik dio osobnosti čovjeka. U vezi je s emocionalnim, socijalnim, kulturalnim i tjelesnim rastom pojedinca. Spolnost je prirodan dio ljudskoga razvoja u svakoj životnoj fazi a oštećenje vida može na različite načine utjecati na spolni život osobe. Ono ne samo da utječe na doživljaj sebe već i na društvene i na spolne odnose. Cilj ovoga diplomskog rada jest ispitivanje nekih razlika u obilježjima spolnosti osoba oštećena vida i videćih osoba. Istraživanje je provedeno na ukupno 24 ispitanika/ce od kojih je dvanaest osoba oštećena vida i dvanaest videćih osoba. U skupini osoba oštećena vida bilo je šest muških i šest ženskih ispitanika/ica, kao i u skupini videćih ispitanika u kojoj je također bilo šest muških i šest ženskih ispitanika/ica. Za potrebe ovog istraživanja izabrani su ispitanici između osamnaeste i trideset i pete godine života. Podaci su se prikupljali pomoću anketnog upitnika Razlika u nekim obilježjima spolnosti između osoba oštećena vida i videćih osoba. Za kvantitativnu obradu podataka korišten je SPSS. Rezultati su pokazali da postoje razlike u nekim specifičnim obilježjima između populacija osoba oštećena vida i videćih osoba u sva tri područja istraživane teme. Također, uočena je razlika u sklapanju novih poznanstava i prijateljstava, partnerskim vezama, stabilnosti veza, seksualnoj orijentaciji, eksperimentiranju s istim spolom i edukacijama o spolnosti.Gender is part of all aspects of human life, and it encompasses a great deal of human personality. It is related to the emotional, social, cultural, and physical growth of an individual. Sexuality is a natural part of human development at every stage of life, and visual impairment can affect the sex life of a person in various ways. It not only has a bearing on one’s personal experiences, but also on one’s social and sexual relationships. The aim of this graduate thesis is to explore some of the characteristics of sexuality in the visually impaired compared to people with normal vision. A total of 24 examinees were surveyed, of whom twelve people had impaired vision, and twelve people had normal vision. In the group of people with impaired vision, there were six male and six female respondents. In the group of people with normal vision, there were also six male, and six female respondents. For the purposes of this study, respondents were selected between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire Differences in some characteristics of sexuality between visually impaired and normal vision persons. SPSS was used for quantitative data processing. The results show that there are some specific differences between the population of visually impaired compared to people with normal vision in all three areas of the research topic. There were also differences in making new acquaintances and friendships, partnerships, relationship stability, sexual orientation, experimentation with the same gender, and sexuality education