Adolescent sexual initiation through the lens of letters to the editor published in Polish teenage magazines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19515739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marek S Kopacz (0000-0001-9641-3958, Jagiellonian University, corresponding author), Aleksandra Bajka-Kopacz (Łukasiewicz Research Network - Tele and Radio Research Institute) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-176 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-1811 • E-ISSN: 1472-0825 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14681811.2011.609044 |
| OpenAlex | W2133463638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
Almost all teenage magazines invite readers to submit questions concerning relationships, published as letters to the editor, popularly called ‘advice columns’, often containing explicit questions about sexuality. This study aims to examine, firstly, how themes related to sexual initiation are presented in letters to the editor published in Polish magazines and, secondly, how these themes are reflective of Poland's socio-cultural climate. These aims are achieved through thematic data analysis and by presenting an in-depth history of teenage magazines in Poland. In order of prevalence, the presented themes include entering into a general dialogue focused on sexual activity, eliminating the long-term (e.g. unplanned pregnancy) and short-term (e.g. rejection by one's partner) consequences of sexual activity, establishing ideal circumstances for sexual initiation, and, as a transition stage, meeting needs relevant only to those who have already initiated sexual activity. Although by no means exclusive, these findings offer some insight into adolescent sexual initiation, reflective of Poland's socio-cultural climate, where adolescent sexuality remains a taboo topic and teenage magazines may be viewed by certain groups of adolescents as a resource for supplementing existing sexual education
Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Population · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Social science · Sociology · Taboo · Teenage pregnancy · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |