Senad Mehmedinović, Lama Taletović Copyright © 2019, University of Tuzla Research in Education and Rehabilitation 2019; 2(2): 46-55. 46 ASSESSMENT OF SEXUALITY OF PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES PROCJENA SEKSUALNOSTI KOD OSOBA SA TJELESNIM INVALIDITETOM Senad Mehmedinović 1 , Lama Taletović 1 1 Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Original Scientific Article Received: 29/10/2019 Accepted: 07/12/2019 ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to assess the sexuality of persons with physical disabilities and to determine whether there were differences in relation to the respondents of typical development. The study included a sample of 60 respondents, over the age of 16. The total sample is divided into two sub-samples, of which the first sub-sample consists of persons with physical disabilities (N = 30) and the second sub-sample consists of persons of typical development (N = 30). For the purpose of the assessment of sexuality, the Sexuality Assessment Instrument was used. In order to verify the set study aim, a chi-square test for an independent sample of respondents was applied. Considering the results of the research, it can be concluded that people (of typical development) without disabilities experienced more French kissing but also regretted kissing. Persons (of typical development) without disabilities have experienced kissing against their will, while persons with physical disabilities have experienced the touching of the genitals of another person against their will. Key words: Sexuality, persons of typical development, persons with physical disabilities. SAŽETAK Cilj istraživanja je bio procjeniti seksualnost kod osoba sa tjelesnim invaliditetom, te utvrditi da li postoje razlike u odnosu na ispitanike tipičnog razvoja. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćen ukupan uzorak od 60 ispitanika, dobi iznad 16 godina. Ukupan uzorak je podijeljen na dva subuzorka, od čega prvi subuzorak čine osobe sa tjelesnim invaliditetom (N=30), a drugi subuzorak čine osobe tipičnog razvoja (N=30). U svrhu procjene seksualnosti, korišten je Instrument za procjenu seksualnosti. U svrhu provjere postavljenog cilja istraživanja primjenjen je hi-kvadrat test za nezavisan uzorak ispitanika. Uzimajući u obzir rezultate istraživanja može se zaključiti da su osobe bez invaliditeta više iskusile francuski poljubac ali i požalile zbog ljubljenja. Osobe bez invaliditeta su protiv svoje volje iskusili ljubljenje, dok su osobe sa tjelesnim invaliditetom protiv svoje volje jednom iskusile diranje spolnog organa drugoj osobi. Ključne riječi: Seksualnost, osobe tipičnog razvoja, osobe sa tjelesnim invaliditetom. 1 Correspondence to: Lama Taletović, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina E-mail: lama_taletovic@live.com