Effects of a life skills-based sexuality education programme on the life-skills, sexuality knowledge, self-management skills for sexual health, and programme satisfaction of adolescents

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ID19515378
AuthorsGyuyoung Lee (0000-0002-2929-7819, Chung-Ang University), Gyu Young Lee (Chung-Ang University), Da Ye Lee (0000-0003-2503-9836, Chung-Ang University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume19
Issue5
Pages519-533
Publication date2019-09-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSex Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-1811 • E-ISSN: 1472-0825
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14681811.2018.1552584
OpenAlexW2902950225
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited8

This study aimed to develop and establish the efficacy of a life skills-based sexuality education programme for junior high school students that focused on prevention. A non-equivalent control-group pretest-posttest design was employed with 105 students in the first-year of junior high school participating. The experimental group received 10 sessions of a life skills-based sexuality education programme, and the control group received 10 sessions of the standard sexuality education, both provided during a home economics class. A comparison of the two groups’ post-test scores showed that the experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group on sexual and reproductive health related knowledge (F = 58.50, p < .001) and life-skills (F = 11.52, p = .007). In addition, the experimental group showed a larger improvement in self-management skills for sexual health than did the control group (F = 9.32, p = .003). A life skills-based sexuality education programme increased life skills levels, knowledge about sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, and helped participants identify appropriate behaviours when facing a sexually risky situation. Results highlight the value of including an evidence-based and practice-oriented life skills-based sexuality education programme in the formal curriculum of junior high schools in Korea

Curriculum · Health education · Human sexuality · Life skills · Medical education · Pedagogy · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Sex education · Sexuality education · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Psychology · Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

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