Couple Reports of the Perceived Influences of a College Human Sexuality Course: An Exploratory Study

Autor/in	Henry, Dayna S.
Titel	Couple Reports of the Perceived Influences of a College Human Sexuality Course: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 13 (2013) 5, S.509-521 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2013.767195
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Sex Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Program Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Intimacy; Sexuality; Communication Skills; Self Concept; Self Esteem; Health Behavior; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Intimität; Sexualität; Kommunikationsstil; Selbstkonzept; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Research on the effects of college sexuality education has been largely quantitative in nature and has focused on changes in individual attitudes, behaviours and knowledge. This study sought to explore, qualitatively, the influences of enrolment in a human sexuality course on relationships. Eight couples from an undergraduate human sexuality course completed a brief questionnaire and 60-minute semi-structured interviews, both together and individually. Interviews were analysed using critical qualitative methodologies. Findings suggest a wider range of perceived influences than indicated in the previous literature. In particular, after taking the class, participants felt less secretive about sex and more comfortable with sexuality overall. All participants shared some aspects of the class with their partners, exposing several themes surrounding perceived influences of the class. These included increased communication overall, and particularly about sex; changes to body image, self-confidence and agency; perceived changes to their relationship and sexual relationship; willingness to try new sexual behaviours or positions; and new information related to health and anatomy that led to increased health protective behaviours and, in some cases, increased sexual pleasure. Implications for intervention evaluation methods and for sexuality educators are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10