Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People

In the transition to adulthood, sexuality and emotional relationships constitute one of the most important dimensions for the achievement of personal autonomy and emotional well-being. Despite advances in sex education, sexuality, and relationships remain conflictive areas in the development of youn...

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Autores: Barranco Barroso, Rut, Moreno, Roberto, Marí Ytarte, Rosa María
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
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relationships
sexuality
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spelling Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young PeopleBarranco Barroso, RutMoreno, RobertoMarí Ytarte, Rosa Maríayoung peopleautonomyemotional well-beingrelationshipssexualityeducationIn the transition to adulthood, sexuality and emotional relationships constitute one of the most important dimensions for the achievement of personal autonomy and emotional well-being. Despite advances in sex education, sexuality, and relationships remain conflictive areas in the development of young people. Inequalities between men and women, gender identities and sexual violence, along with the beliefs and expectations surrounding these issues, persist as handicaps to having a fulfilling relationship and sex life. At this stage, emotional well-being is also consolidated by one’s perception of sexuality and relationships from models learned in childhood, in which gender stereotypes and sexuality based on relationships of domination and discrimination persist. Therefore, we examined how the sexual beliefs and practices reported by young people correlate with their level of personal autonomy and responsibility in terms of risky behaviors and toxic relationships. The study shows the extent to which sexual beliefs and habits are linked to decision-making, personal development and social problems derived from conflictive relationships, affecting young people’s overall well-being. A questionnaire was developed based on the theoretical constructs of comprehensive sexuality and equality education (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO], 2010, 2018; World Health Organization [WHO], 2010) with the following dimensions: sex education, sexual habits and practices, motivations, concepts, and beliefs about sexuality. It was distributed in institutions of higher education (N579) in Spain, Portugal, Argentina, and Brazil, and the results revealed a discrepancy between the reported practices and behaviors and the beliefs and models of reference. Key issues included sexuality and relationships as an aspect of personal life that generates confusion and conflict, as well as the propagation of gender and sexist stereotypes that influence young people’s emotional well-being, particularly important aspect in those young people who are training as future education professional.Frontiers Media202120212020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10578/27462reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaInglésREF. GI20163554info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/274622026-05-27T07:36:41Z
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title Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
spellingShingle Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
Barranco Barroso, Rut
young people
autonomy
emotional well-being
relationships
sexuality
education
title_short Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
title_full Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
title_fullStr Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
title_full_unstemmed Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
title_sort Sex and Relationship Education for the Autonomy and Emotional Well-Being of Young People
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barranco Barroso, Rut
Moreno, Roberto
Marí Ytarte, Rosa María
author Barranco Barroso, Rut
author_facet Barranco Barroso, Rut
Moreno, Roberto
Marí Ytarte, Rosa María
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Marí Ytarte, Rosa María
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv young people
autonomy
emotional well-being
relationships
sexuality
education
topic young people
autonomy
emotional well-being
relationships
sexuality
education
description In the transition to adulthood, sexuality and emotional relationships constitute one of the most important dimensions for the achievement of personal autonomy and emotional well-being. Despite advances in sex education, sexuality, and relationships remain conflictive areas in the development of young people. Inequalities between men and women, gender identities and sexual violence, along with the beliefs and expectations surrounding these issues, persist as handicaps to having a fulfilling relationship and sex life. At this stage, emotional well-being is also consolidated by one’s perception of sexuality and relationships from models learned in childhood, in which gender stereotypes and sexuality based on relationships of domination and discrimination persist. Therefore, we examined how the sexual beliefs and practices reported by young people correlate with their level of personal autonomy and responsibility in terms of risky behaviors and toxic relationships. The study shows the extent to which sexual beliefs and habits are linked to decision-making, personal development and social problems derived from conflictive relationships, affecting young people’s overall well-being. A questionnaire was developed based on the theoretical constructs of comprehensive sexuality and equality education (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO], 2010, 2018; World Health Organization [WHO], 2010) with the following dimensions: sex education, sexual habits and practices, motivations, concepts, and beliefs about sexuality. It was distributed in institutions of higher education (N579) in Spain, Portugal, Argentina, and Brazil, and the results revealed a discrepancy between the reported practices and behaviors and the beliefs and models of reference. Key issues included sexuality and relationships as an aspect of personal life that generates confusion and conflict, as well as the propagation of gender and sexist stereotypes that influence young people’s emotional well-being, particularly important aspect in those young people who are training as future education professional.
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