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Love in Cyberspace: Swedish Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and the Internet
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0297-0591
2008 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, ISSN 1501-7419, E-ISSN 1745-3011, Vol. 10, no 2 2008, p. 125-138Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The Internet has become an increasingly common way for people to contact each other, to flirt, fall in love and start relationships. How does this development influence today's young people with intellectual disabilities? The article presents a picture of the Internet experiences of some young adults with intellectual disabilities and discusses how others view this usage. It is based on a qualitative study in Sweden where 10 young people with intellectual disabilities and 12 staff members were interviewed. The interviews show that young people with intellectual disabilities also use the Internet, mainly for social and romantic reasons. They view the Internet as a positive arena where they can be “like everybody else” and therefore generally present themselves without mentioning their disabilities. However, people around them tend to worry considerably and focus mainly on the risks involved in this usage of the Internet.

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Routledge, 2008. Vol. 10, no 2 2008, p. 125-138
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sexology, intellectual disability, Internet, Youth
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-5422DOI: 10.1080/15017410701758005ISI: 000212456700004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85018099303Local ID: 6648OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-5422DiVA, id: diva2:1402282
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