Sexuality Education -- Do Our Children Need It? Perspective of Parents from Coastal South India

Autor/inn/en	Ballal, Vaishnavi; Thapar, Rekha; Sandepudi, Bhavya; Narayan, Abinand; Devaraj, Manganahalli; Jayarajan, Shreehari Manikoth; Kumar, Nithin; Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran; Mithra, Prasanna
Titel	Sexuality Education -- Do Our Children Need It? Perspective of Parents from Coastal South India
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 22 (2022) 3, S.379-392 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Thapar, Rekha) ORCID (Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2020.1843011
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Foreign Countries; Parent Attitudes; Religious Factors; Cultural Influences; Adolescents; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Role; Individual Characteristics; Socioeconomic Status; Family Structure; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Ausland; Elternverhalten; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Indien
Abstract	Sexuality education although essential in today's world remains a taboo and a hotly debated topic. This is linked to uncertainties associated with the topic and varied perceptions by parents, teachers and community members, which are in turn influenced by prevailing religious and cultural beliefs. In this cross-sectional study, 233 parents of adolescent children were assessed regarding their perceptions and practices of providing sexuality education to their children. The mean age of study participants was 44.3 ± 6.5 years. Of the 202 parents who believed sexuality education should be provided to their children, 59.9% (N = 121) provided it themselves. Among the remaining 81 parents who believed in the importance of providing sexuality education but did not provide it to their children, the most common reason was that the children would learn about the issues on their own and that they, as parents, were uncomfortable discussing it with their children. This study demonstrated that, although a large proportion of parents were aware of the value of sexual education and were in favour of its inclusion in academic curriculum, not all of them were able to effectively provide it to their children. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01