TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived impact of limb amputation on sexual activity
T2 - A study of adult amputees
AU - Williamson, Gail M.
AU - Walters, Andrew S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the University of Georgia Faculty Research Grants Program and funds from the Institute for Behavioral Research at The University of Georgia.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Although research amply indicates that limb amputation poses serious threats to psychological well-being, little is known about the role of sexual activity in this process. In this study of 76 amputees, three fourths of the participants reported that amputation had restricted their sexual activities to some extent. Among the variables predicting more negative impact on sexual activity were older age, being unmarried, and greater feelings of amputation- fostered self-consciousness ill intimate situations. Higher levels of perceived negative impact of amputation on sexual activity, in turn, were related to more symptoms of depression, and in fact, impact on sexual activity emerged as the most consistent predictor of depressive symptomatology. Few participants (less than 10%) reported having received advice from health care practitioners about how amputation might affect their sexual activity. Results are discussed in terms of implications for interventions aimed at improving adjustment to limb amputation.
AB - Although research amply indicates that limb amputation poses serious threats to psychological well-being, little is known about the role of sexual activity in this process. In this study of 76 amputees, three fourths of the participants reported that amputation had restricted their sexual activities to some extent. Among the variables predicting more negative impact on sexual activity were older age, being unmarried, and greater feelings of amputation- fostered self-consciousness ill intimate situations. Higher levels of perceived negative impact of amputation on sexual activity, in turn, were related to more symptoms of depression, and in fact, impact on sexual activity emerged as the most consistent predictor of depressive symptomatology. Few participants (less than 10%) reported having received advice from health care practitioners about how amputation might affect their sexual activity. Results are discussed in terms of implications for interventions aimed at improving adjustment to limb amputation.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499609551838
DO - 10.1080/00224499609551838
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029745046
VL - 33
SP - 221
EP - 230
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
SN - 0022-4499
IS - 3
ER -