Parental preferences regarding sex education topics for sixth graders.
Adolescence
; 21(84): 971-80, 1986.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: The purpose of this study was to ascertain which sex education topics parents of preadolescents regarded as appropriate for their children. The sample was comprised of 146 respondents randomly selected from a class list of 6th graders in a suburban US school district. A mailed, self-administered questionnaire listing 48 possible topics was used to elicit parental response. Pretesting found the questionnaire to be highly reliable (Cronbach's alpha = .95). Overall, parents strongly supported the inclusion of a broad range of sex education topics regardless of parental age, sex, marital status, income, education, or child's sex. Moreover, parents were largely in agreement with the inclusion of sensitive topics in addition to those which were physiological or behavioral. Catholics more often than Protestants agreed with the inclusion of birth control, abortion, and sterilization even after controlling for income and education. The findings suggest parents of 6th graders find a broad sex education program in the school appropriate. To this end, school officials and sex educators should not overlook the needs of preadolescents for sex education solely on the basis of perceived parental opposition.
Palavras-chave
Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Education; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning Education; Family Relationships; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Parents; Primary Schools; Program Acceptability; Program Evaluation; Programs; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Schools; Sex Education; Studies; Surveys; United States
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Relações Pais-Filho
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Educação Sexual
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adolescence
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos