The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Circles program using a doll on social-sexual behavior, knowledge of sexuality, attitude of sexuality, self-esteem, and interpersonal relations of adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
The study period was October 5, 2016 through January 27, 2017. The subjects were 6 adolescents with intellectual disabilities, who used the N welfare center in G. City, and they were divided into two groups: Circles program using a doll group(doll+circles group, n=3) and Circles program group(circles group, n=3). For the data analysis, descriptive statistic and visual analysis using graph were used for the change of inappropriate social-sexual behaviors. Descriptive statistic was used to examine the differences of knowledge of sexuality, attitude of sexuality, self-esteem, and interpersonal relations before and after the intervention in two groups, and bonferroni correction was used to examine the differences after the intervention between two groups.
As a result, inappropriate social-sexual behaviors were effectively reduced and knowledge of sexuality, attitude of sexuality, and self-esteem, interpersonal relations were improved for the circles program using a doll group, in comparison to the circles program group. The inappropriate social-sexual behaviors effectively reduced by clearly perceiving their identity, value, and role in community setting and social structure(home, school, and welfare center) and understanding sexual concept and attitude according to degree of closeness, situation and context rightly and recognizing degree of acceptable physical contact in social and expressing definitely. Also, they built smooth interpersonal relations by perceiving importance of others existence in related social structure and having right mind and attitude.
Thus, “Circles” program using a doll was effectiveness education and training to facilitate and adapt for adolescents with intellectual disabilities who have difficulty in interpersonal relations because of inappropriate social-sexual behaviors. Therefore, this study recommend use of the program as interventional approach to related practitioners.